Workhorse

My other horse, also known as the Honda Civic, has gone 55K miles without needing a lick of maintenance outside of an oil change.

So I couldn't really complain when the breaks started to squeak and it was evident that I needed new pads. I found a mechanic with fabulous Yelp ratings really close to my office so I stopped by this morning.

It is funny that I don't even blink at writing a check for the schooling show this weekend but cringe a little as I hand over my debit card for car work. Priorities.

Real Horsewives

My coworker, Claire, invited Paul and I over for a dinner party on Friday night. Nicku of The Polka Dot Periodical and her husband were also invited! It was such fun to meet another blogger and hang out with two horse lovin' gals.  We chatted over wine and enjoyed the delicious dinner that Claire cooked.

Paul and I are busy moving and packing which means I am too exhausted to form sentences.....but Nicku wrote a great post called "The Real Horsewives" that summed up the evening quite well!

Evasive Right Lead

Our lesson today was a bit of a hot mess. Being a former endurance horse, Ellie has not had to spend much time on the right lead. So naturally, while she is very flexible to her left, the right leaves a bit to be desired. And today she did not want to pick up her right lead to save her life. Frankly, it's totally rider error. I'm just not tight enough on my flatwork to push her out to the left and ask firmly for that right lead.
After doing a bunch of circles to the right with limited success, Emma had us take a straight track down each quarterline and ask for the right lead. She picked up the left lead very nicely each time which tells me that she thinks that she's doing the correct response to my ask. I can't fault her for that!

Her response also tells me that while it's fun to pop over fences and I may be a capable enough rider to guide her into straightness in the lines and after, that the nuances of flatwork are evading me right now and she needs to get her fill of pro rides.

Luckily she's a very forgiving girl and has happy to snuggle despite having a spur in her right side all morning! Looking forward to the trails drying up! In the meantime we practice going through puddles.

Jinxy Cat

No post from yesterday because we were busy picking up the keys to our New House!!!

Tonight I caught a ride on Lexi's horse, Jinx. Who I call Jinxy Cat from Meet the Fockers. Lexi is a freelance writer but currently has a full time gig in the city so she can't get out as much during the week. She kindly asked if I wanted to hack him tonight and of course I said yes! Time in the saddle is my friend right now.

Despite sometimes having a bit of a crabby attitude in the crossties he's this little energizer bunny that will trot forever. Great for getting a lot of posting in!

Super excited for my 8am private lesson with Ellie tomorrow!

Blog Hop: Junk in the Trunk

I had recently cleaned out my trunk(s) and found a dead fly in the bottom of one! Gross! Participating in a Junk in the Trunk blog hop hosted by Viva Carlos was the perfect opportunity to document while everything is still relatively organized......
Who am I kidding? Type "A" personality here. Everything has its spot.