Some would say that I have a shopping problem. I prefer to say that I like to spoil my horse.
Most of this stuff has been purchased over the past few months—between SmartPak’s sales around the holidays and needing things for the barn move (blog coming on that soon, I promise), my wallet has been crying a lot lately.Continue reading “Things I’ve Aquired | A Cumulative Haul”
Nothing drives me more crazy than to look down and see my baby pad crushing my horse’s withers and completely bunched up behind my leg—the dreaded pad slippage. Some say it has to do with how you’re using your leg, some think it is because your saddle doesn’t fit, and some think it is just the pad, but does anyone really know? (Can we get Mythbusters on this one?)Continue reading “Baby Pad Battle”
This seems to be the winter that Ax is truly embracing his Buffalo-ness. We are only two months into the season and I have had to clip him three times so far—we still have three months to go! Because of Ax’s persistent hairiness (and because a friend told me that these blades actually exist in wide and I had no idea) I chose to clip with the T-10 blades in hopes of getting a longer lasting clip. At 1.5mm I knew that it would be shorter than my usual 2.4mm T-84s, but HOLY MOLY HE IS NAKED. Wonderfully, beautifully, smoothly naked.Continue reading “Confessions of a Clip-A-Holic: He’s a Ten”
While I am not big into the “new year, new me” thing, I do like to use the new year as a starting point for goals. Plus, writing them down for other people to read makes me accountable, right?Continue reading “2017 Goals”
Each year, as a new one approaches, I take the time to reflect on the past twelve months. While 2016 may not have been as exciting as 2015 was, it still gave me life experiences that I won’t forget.Continue reading “2016, See You Later”
Breeches & Boat Shoes 