Ouchie.  I fell off ( Read more... )

A very sad story that will make you hug your ponies closer:
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The pony is named! "Pompeii" Today when my husband and I were out playing with him my husband just got on him. Pompeii was great as he was walked around, so being my pony, it was my turn! He has had some training for carting and lots of lunging work, but no one has been on him. I was able to cue him to turn, stop, and walk quite easily, until one ( Read more... )

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I found this video from ESPN online this morning, and I thought it shared a lot of good views concerning the future of eventing. As an eventer myself, I'm worried about what will happen to the sport with all the fatalities and negative press coverage that we've had ( Read more... )

You might remember my guy, Valerius, who I got about three months ago. I completely forgot that I never posted the pictures from the dressage show he did so well in! Just for a memory refresher, he did both walk/trot tests offered for beginners and won two blues with my instructor riding ( Read more... )

on friday i fell off trump. i have no capitals because i am typing one handed, and could someone else tag this post for me please ( Read more... )

Will anyone be attending the Stuart Horse Trials in Victor, NY this weekend? I'm jump judging all day tomorrow. If any of you are in the area, it's a great event that has been going on for YEARS ( Read more... )

I haven't really fallen off a lot in my two years of riding. According to my trainer, I've only really, truly fallen once. I've slid off once, because the girth was too loose; and I've now come off bareback twice. Yesterday, though, I came off after Val and I collided with another horse because he decided to spook at the jump standards in the ( Read more... )

I'll try to make this as brief as possible, I just want some honest opinions on what you all think of my situtaion and perhaps some helpful advice. My friend owns a 7-8yr old bay  QH X TB named Peri. I've never quite liked something about this horse, he just struck me as 'off', he spooks at nothing and bolts frequently. He also throws my friend off ( Read more... )