Ride 21: Validation

As some of you will remember from posts on Facebook (when I could still get there)…the concussion I had in 2018 came from being bucked off by Mocha, a mare I had recently bought but not yet ridden (except that first brief ride with her former owner there)  on the day she tossed me head Read More…

Ride 19: When a Calm Horse Spooks Hard

An interesting ride.   Instructive in multiple ways.   The goal today was to ride around the East Grass, not right on the perimeter but in clear sight of all of it, for Rags’  awareness of place and routes.  To start with, mounting went much better except for one little glitch (mine.)   I was able to mount Read More…

Ride 13: Lessons to learn

I did ride today–bright, sunny, chilly day–but not until later in the afternoon than I wanted, due to a site visit from the solar people in the morning and some internal upset.  Finally all that was out of the way, and I got on Rags with some difficulty but measurably less than when I started.   Read More…