Work and Fun as a Rider, Instructor, and Trainer at Riding Right, an Equestrian Center in Cambridge, NY
Fun Friday this week: Playing the matching game. I like giving my students who color coordinate things a hard time. I think it’s out of admiration. I can hardly figure out what I’m going to wear on any given day, but to be organized enough to not only wear a nice outfit of complimentary colored [...]
A sure “sign” of Spring here at the farm? Take a look at the lesson board. It’s almost like blooming daffodils, budding trees, and greening grass makes the phone ring with people wanting to take lessons. Mind you, we’re not complaining. A busy day of lessons is a good day. In spite of the fact [...]
Show season normally doesn’t start for us until the month of May. This past weekend we got a head start with a little in-house show geared exclusively to our kid riders. It was the first try for such an event. The idea was to give our younger riders a chance at a little competition. The [...]
It’s back to the farm for me after days away at the Ohio Equine Affaire. What a great event. Horses and riders of every kind. It seems like whatever is happening out there in the horse world the organizers of the event brought a little slice of it to the grounds of the Ohio State [...]
The big equine extravaganza, Equine Affaire, in Ohio kicks off today. When I was asked to do presentations at the Equine Affaire event in Springfield Mass last November the trip was a quick hop the the Turnpike and we were there. Now we’re looking at more like 10 or 11 hours on the road to [...]