Despite the billion-degree heat, I’ve continued my riding lessons. I’ve switched over to Western for a couple of reasons. I wasn’t progressing with my English lessons, and in fact I was getting worse. I was also intrigued by the “new” Western riding style, which borrows elements from both disciplines. And after seeing the documentary “Buck,” [...]
Horseback riding always ungruntles me. I had a wonderful lesson on the sweet Missy, a chestnut mare with four white stockings and a white blaze. Down here they refer to the white markings as “chrome,” which I love so very much. Missy is a well-trained Western mare who I ride English, and she is willing [...]
Today I went out to Cedar Creek to ride Alice and Pepi. Both mares were loads of fun. Alice is a half quarter horse, half Arab mare, a pretty chestnut, with a ton of attitude. She was definitely a daddy’s girl. She had a solid rapport with the man who owned her, and while she [...]
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