Ponies – Page 4 – Breeches & Boat Shoes

Basic Conformation: Axcent vs. “Ideal”

I have always been pretty good with conformational faults and spotting unsoundnesses in horses thanks to my past 4-H and horse bowl experiences. This semester I am taking a Equine Biomechanics and Conformation class and I was excited to realize that I didn’t know as much as I thought I did. Sure I can tell youContinue reading “Basic Conformation: Axcent vs. “Ideal””

Transformation: 2013-2014

This week marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of my lease of Axcent. It is hard to believe that just 365 days ago I was signing a lease contract for three months with a new horse, not knowing what was going to happen or that one day he would become mine.

Sharing is Caring

Back to school. The three words most students dread after a nice break from the prison we are stuck in five days a week. But not me. I have been back at school for a few weeks now. Horseless. Right now, back to school means my Prince is making the trip for his second semesterContinue reading “Sharing is Caring”

First, There Was an Angel

Before there was Ax, there was a pony. Well, an Angel, really. This is the first part of my fairytale. Cue the flashback to 2005. I had been riding for a few years at a lesson barn when a client of my mom told her about a six-year-old, bay Morgan mare she had for sale. IContinue reading “First, There Was an Angel”

My Happily Ever After

This is probably the closest thing I will ever come to writing a fairytale, so I am going to take full advantage of this moment. Once upon a time…there was a princess searching for her long lost merman prince. No matter how long she stayed in the water and how much her fingers pruned, sheContinue reading “My Happily Ever After”