Coach Lauren Turner of River Birch Farm arranged for us to have a private clinic with legendary international event rider Buck Davidson while we’re here hanging out in Florida and JJ and I were lucky enough to be able to attend! Yesterday afternoon, we trailered over to Buck’s beautiful barn and got going with our […]
After a great Novice event this weekend where we had one of our best dressage scores yet, my coach Lauren Turner of River Birch Farm suggested we try something to see if we couldn’t help improve even further. Ever since I started riding him back in 2014, JJ has gone in a single-jointed D-ring snaffle […]
Earlier this year, my coach Lauren Turner of River Birch Farm offered to put together a field trip to Florida for her team. I had so much fun wintering in Ocala last year that I said yes, of course! We hauled down to our ten-day temporary home at Wise Horses Farm (owned by Olympian Ronald […]
I basically disappeared in December. We did our last event on December 1st, JJ had off the 2nd and 3rd to rest, and we had a lesson on the 4th. Then, from the 5th-8th, I was away at a trade show for work. From the 9th-14th, I was away for vacation. On the 15th, I […]
Every year for Thanksgiving, my husband and I go back home to New York. I love getting to see friends and family that I haven’t connected with in ages, but a real highlight for me is when I get to see two very special people – Lia Savas and Wayne Dougal. I’ve known Lia and […]
Well, we just wrapped up another great eventing weekend and JJ stepped up once again to leave me smiling after it was all said and done. After getting his clipping catastrophe straightened out a few days before to prepare for the forecasted warm weekend, we hauled down to Poplar Place Farm on Friday morning. My […]
It’s always a good idea to leave things until the last minute, right? Something about “sink or swim,” or “do or die,” or “trial by fire” blah blah blah… Well, today I learned how to body clip and JJ was my test dummy. We have an event coming up this weekend (SO EXCITED!) and JJ […]
Since our last Novice 3-phase was eight months ago, I was seriously looking forward to getting back out there again and working towards moving up to Training. But, alas, my plans seemingly never work out anymore and I had to convert entry fees into vendor fees at Poplar Place Farm a couple weeks ago when […]
To protest having to work hard in a recent dressage lesson, JJ threw a shoe in the pasture and wound up a little gimpy. Thanks to a week of rest and some farrier heroics, he was as good as new. Today, we had our first lesson (and our first jump session) in two weeks and […]
Ever since I bought a trailer, I’ve been itching to find excuses to use it. I haven’t been on a good trail ride in ages, and with Dawson Forest being less than 30 minutes from the barn, I decided to make one happen. I voluntold my lesson buddy, Mary Campbell of Mare Goods, that she […]