Two lessons ago, my riding instructor Amanda (probably 105 pounds ringing wet) showed me what she could do with an animated and attitudinal mare who was hell-bent on showing herself (the mare, not Amanda).
Amanda was giving me a ground lesson and thank God all I had to do was watch from the safety of the [...]
Entries from March 2006
March 27, 2006
Courage in the Face of Large Animals
March 12, 2006
The Little Things
It’s the little things, isn’t it — or aren’t they? For some reason, I can never ever remember the preferred way to saddle up the horse. I mean, I don’t put the thing on backwards (my awkwardness isn’t that bad but I do get awkward), but I forget the little things, like running the [...]
