Karen’s Musings & Endurance Ride Stuff

Hi Diana, Committees are supposed to be an arm of the bod and the idea behind committees is they are able to devote more time and expertise to their particular […]

I'm looking for an "eastern" rider who might be interested in splitting an entry. Since I'm a teacher, I cannot start in May. Hoping someone would like to […]

Hi everyone - in previous years we've had a long waiting list by January for the Cuyama Oaks XP. This year we still have some spots open. This ride is […]

Our daughter is selling her barely used set - reins, halter bridle with the bit hangers, and a breastplate - all matching and all ordered together. Used maybe […]

***This post will be updated with pictures at a later date....(can't post pics by e-mailing posts, which is how I'm updating my blog).  In the meantime, if you want the pics that go with the post, leave your e-mail in the comments and I'll send them your way.   First some updates based on comments from the previous post: The essential items of […]

Very important question:  How is it that I'm a morning person who cannot, for the life of me, get out of bed in the morning?   Is that even possible?   I feel the best when I get up sometime between 5am and 6am.  My day goes flawlessly, I'm motivated, have energy, and just spend the whole day feeling happy.  I LOVE that pre-dawn/dawn time of day wh […]

This will mark my 100th blog post.  A huge THANK YOU to all of my readers...you are the reason I keep blogging!  I started blogging due to the fact that I enjoy writing, and this would be a good outlet for that, as well as wanting a place to catalog my accounts of rides and pony antics. I started blogging in April of 2007, so it's taken my this long to […]

Happy Birthday, Dad! Today is my father's XXth birthday...he can enlighten anyone who asks what numbers are supposed to fill in those x's.  :))) I couldn't ask for a better riding partner to spend the hours and miles with along the trail.  Thank you for following me into this crazy horse obsession, and for making me a better horseperson along […]

We've recently discovered that Huck has AV block, or "second degree atrioventricular block." It is, essentially, a cardiac arrhythmia, that occurs when the heart regularly skips/blocks/drops a beat.So Huck's heart beats like this:lub dub, lub dub, pause, lub dub, lub dub, pause and so forth with a pause every third beat.2*AV block is the […]

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So I’m finding that that fear thing  creeps up on you, rattling around  your nooks and crannies, and surprises you when you feel perfectly content. Why is it that when you finally feel like you’re getting over something, they just come right back?   I’m finding it’s ok to be scared and to have fear.  It’s [...] […]

I can't believe it's already been 30 days tomorrow that little Onyx has been at the trainer's. I'm excited to bring him home and am looking very forward to getting him out on the trail. He hasn't had his first actual trail ride yet, only the one road ride. However, I'm confident it will be no big deal like everything else and he […]

They're not the greatest quality, but you get the idea. I just really hope I don't look like an Amazonian riding a yearling... […]

Sunday afternoon, and I am sitting in the Reno Nevada airport, watching the snow fall. Last night it started before sunset, and has kept falling. It reminds me that this happened to us just last week at home! But here, they actually have snow plows, and are prepared for such weather.  Our flight is delayed so far, about an hour, but we have no place else to […]

It is almost here.  In less than 24 hours we will have our big awards banquet and we will receive the award we aimed for this past ride season. As I watch a bit of the Olympics, I look at the faces of the competitors, and know a bit about the thoughts they have as they get read to compete, or afterwards waiting for scores, or later, as those who won, stand u […]

As so aptly noted by The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: "With the chatter of machine-gun fire and the squeal of tires on Chicago streets, The Untouchables brought furious controversy— and big ratings— to ABC in the early 1960s." This was no more evident than in the March 10, 1960 episode "The White Slavers." […]

Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition gets released on DVD tomorrow. Although short-lived (it ran from 1987-90), Wiseguy garnered Emmy nominations for Best Drama series and acting nominations for star Ken Wahl and supporting player Jonathan Banks; Wahl was awarded the Golden Globe. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows (by Harry Castleman & Walter J. […]

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