Timewarp: 2021

Phew. 2020. The saying hindsight is 2020. I don’t think anyone (maybe) saw that coming. In any event, we’re beyond it. While 2021 is beginning as a continuation and may be even a little more surreal (e.g. WTF US?) I’m ready to get to work. On me. On my riding. On my writing. For those…

True Confessions: I Cheated On My Horse

I cheated on my horse with another horse last week. There. I said it. I own it. And, I’m not sorry I did it. My boy is on a two week hiatus while we wait for some biopsies to heal and results to come back from the vet. (Thankfully, the biopsies came back non-malignant and…

Anticipation. Yes. Anticipation.

If you’re a product of the 70s (or 60s) you likely remember that ketchup commercial and the Carly Simon song that accompanied it… Anticipation, Anticipation is making me wait. Well, anticipating I am! Carter and I will be making our First Level debut later this month! I wasn’t sure we were going to put all…

What a Horse Can Do

Since Carter came into my life a little more than two years ago he has influenced some of the most significant changes in me I’ve ever experienced. Even at age 46, horses can change someone so completely that you might not recognize yourself before it happened. I thought I’d share just a few Life Balance…

A Horse Junkie Prepares for Her Inaugural Wellington Experience

I can hardly wait!  Even today’s -17 degree weather can’t quash my excitement because I get to escape this wicked winter. I am going to Wellington! My travel arrangements are made. My to-do schedule is nearly complete. My credit cards are paid down. Now to take out my Florida-wear out of the deep recesses of…

Five Things You Do When You Decide To Leave The Only “Job” You’ve Had

First, let me preface “the only job” I’ve had. I’ve been with this company for 25.65 years (who’s counting) and while I’ve held other jobs during internships, summer, and so on, this has been my career with one company – re-inventing myself in various marketing roles for my entire tenure. My company recently offered its…

What do whips and spurs have to do with it?

It’s less than a month away and my nerves are already beginning to rear their heads in preparation for the five minutes we have to convince the judge that we’ve earned one of eight places among what’s a growing list of now 48 competitors. It’s my character to be prepared. Sometimes to a fault. So,…

We are ready.

My goals, my passion for this discipline, and my expectations lead me to this weekend when Carter and I ride, for the first time, at a rated Dressage show. I expect the butterflies to intensify over the course of the next 48 hours as I prepare my tack, my attire, my horse, and myself for…

How I Channeled the Horse Whisperer -or- Three Weeks in the Life of an Ammie Dressage Rider

My latest blog entry for Horse Junkies United. With some additional video links Carter is thinking “did we really do this AGAIN today?!” My trainer is starting her last of three weeks in Florida; the last two being spent in Wellington, training with JJ Tate and ending this week with Charles de Kunffy, which has…

Serendipity

Well, here I am creating my first blog entry. Entering into the world of personalized social media…whoa, kinda scary. So many people have told me that I should write a book about the craziness I call my life, so I thought I’d venture here, first and see how it goes. I can’t promise regular updates….