horse shows

  • Back in the show ring

    Back in the show ring

    So it turns out it’s hard to be a blogger in May with two teen daughters during the last month of school, while also doing my other work (OH, that?) — and preparing for our first 4-day show of the season. I have started and abandoned this article countless times, but here I am,…

  • Let’s go show

    Let’s go show

    The excitement for our show season is building. Buds are popping on trees, horses are shedding ~10 pounds of hair a day, and we’re doing inventory about how much new stuff we need to buy for Riloh and Nik. Here in Minnesota, winters are lonnggg. The indoor arena at our barn is nice and…

  • Hunter Jumper 101

    Hunter Jumper 101

    Looking back, there were hundreds of signs my child would be a horse jumper. That is an entire post of its own, which I will write someday. Today, I’m focused on the hunter jumper riding discipline because I’m eager to explain some things — and also so I have a place to lovingly send…