“It’s not enough to learn how to ride, you must also learn how to fall.” —Mexican proverb Both Jane and I spent a productive morning at home getting mowing done before the predicted rain.  The rain was initially predicted for Thursday, but we got lucky and it did hold off all day today, so at […]

Well, I’m trying a different blog to see what people think… Today, the #oldladieshorseshowing adventure continued.  It’s difficult showing at home, because everyday life continues on and we can’t escape to a horse show bubble, like we do when we go out of town.  But it is nice for the horses to get out in

Trying this as a blog… The #oldladieshorseshowing are back at it – after a long wait (two years for me, thanks to herniated discs last year) Jane and I are showing at the Lake St, Louis Indoor Preview Horse Show, followed by the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show.  This is our first chance to

Having extricated myself from Facebook, I often start the day, while waiting for the kettle to boil, by checking The Chronicle Of The Horse website.  On Thursdays there is a segment called Throwback Thursday, with highlights from the past.  In the middle of this long, cold January came a warm surprise that included my own

Having neglected my blogging resolution, I will reboot with a rundown of 2017, not one of my favorite years. Health, that most valuable of blessings, eluded us at times, reinforcing its importance.  Harry spent two intervals in hospital, first to have couple of stents,  and then for a frightening episode of atrial fibrillation.  The drug