So Champ and I have been taking jumping lessons. Have I mentioned this at all? Well we have. Since sometime in September. It's been pretty good. Ironically, my instructor's name is also Debbie, which has us doing double-takes a lot when there's other people in the lesson ( Read more... )

I just got back from my first massage that wasn't from the students at the college. I went to a... clinic? Centre? Practice? What the hell do you call them, anyway? I went to one recommended to me by my chiropractor. It was awesome. I spent a full hour being thoroughly abused. I specifically asked for deep tissue massage, and this guy fucking ( Read more... )

In which Lightning would rather commit suicide than come to Regina ( Read more... )

It depresses me that I'm agonizing about whether to show Champ in the 2'9" division or not.

Champ is totally game for it, but he's still very inconsistent, and needs a lot of work. But then, we really only started jumping to prepare for this show 2 weeks ago... and he really is being a Champ. He's gone for everything I've thrown at him, tried ( Read more... )

Since the jumping clinic was clearly out, on Saturday Pimi and I went to the barn where Pimi graciously ground crewed for me after her ride. I set up a vertical-two stride-oxer combination for Champ, with 3 poles for trot-in ( Read more... )

Champ jumped 2'9 today, comfortably. He is turning out to be so freaking cool ( Read more... )

I showed up at the barn and was disappointed to see 2 other cars there - I can't put jumps up if there are other riders. Resigning myself to a dressage session, I got Champ ready, only to find out that those people were just finishing up and leaving! Yay! So I ran out to the arena to set my grid up ( Read more... )

Between my beloved Lightning and Champ, I've thoroughly leapt out of dreary repetitiveness and found excitement in riding again ( Read more... )

What a week it’s been. I went back to work for Lindsay for the duration of the Winter Farewell at Spruce Meadows, and it was great. She ended up being short staffed of the first few days and asked if I could help her out. I jumped at the chance! I started for her on Wednesday, and it was as though I had never left. I fell right back into the ( Read more... )