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Archive for September, 2008

There are only two emotions that belong on the saddle; One is a sense of humor, and the other is patience. — John Lyons

You shoudn’t take anything too seriously. Same thing goes for riding. You can be serious about your riding and horsemanship, but there is such a thing as taking things [...]

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I heard a neigh, Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh it was. My very heart leaped with the sound! — Nathaniel Hawthorne

There is always something that to always see (or rather, hear) in movies. There can be a horse in the background and you will always hear that distinct whinny. (Most media scholars [...]

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I purchased some classics on horse care…I gradually came to understand
that they were like 19th-century religious tomes on how to save your soul:
objective, good; instructions, extremely detailed; practical application,
impossible.
–C.J.J. Mullen

As anyone can guess from the added Book Club link (see top of this page) that I love books related to anything equestrian. I have a [...]

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So on Aug 21 we had a small horse show, and my boss said that she would like to see me show the mare that I have been working with for about two years now in a few classes. 
She’s an excellent jumper, problem is the show was a hunter show. So I wanted to show [...]

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