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My Weekly Riding Lesson Well for the first time I did not do as well in my weekly riding lesson. The lesson itself was great. My trainer was supportive and kind. I was just not riding well. And I learned a valuable lesson today, which I will share with you after I fill you in …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap This week it was a challenge to get all my videos out that I wanted too. I typically film on the weekends, but last weekend we helped my parents hang some dry wall, and then on Sunday I had my make up riding lesson. And with just those 2 things …
Bonus Riding Lesson This Week Bonus riding lesson! Yes! Well, it wasn’t really a bonus, it was playing catch up from missing last Thursday’s lesson. But it means two chances to ride this week, so I am looking at it as a bonus! And I assumed that it would be with my regular instructor, but …
My Weekly Riding Lesson I was really looking forward to my riding lesson this week. I was a little nervous, but more excited than nervous. Because tonight I was going to canter on Ringo! But, the weather was not cooperating, and the temperature at the time I should have been riding was forecasted to be …
Weekly Video Wrap Up It’s that time again, time for a weekly video wrap up! I was not able to get 5 videos up this week, but I did get 4. Last weekend for some reason I wasn’t feeling well. And when I should have been editing a video, I was in bed, resting. I …
My Weekly Riding Lesson Every Thursday I am lucky enough to have a professional riding lesson. And if you are new here, you probably haven’t read about my weekly riding lesson. This is something I do each week, to share with you what I learned at my lesson. And this week I learned a lot! …
My Weekly Riding Lesson – Outside Shoulder is Forward, I’m Up! That might sound like an odd title for a blog post, but if you have ever had to learn diagonals while riding, it might make a little more sense, but more on that later… I was a little nervous driving to my riding lesson …
My Weekly Riding Lesson Yes! It is time for my weekly riding lesson again! My husband said I am like the geeky kid who is excited to go to school every day. And yes, when it comes to riding, I would agree with him. I think I get excited too because my lesson is on …
Just Go With The Flow – My Weekly Riding Lesson After last week, and my first professional riding lesson in more than 6 years, I thought I would share with you what I learned. I want to get the most out of each lesson that I can. So after that first lesson, I came home, …
Taking Professional Riding Lessons I have been wanting to take riding lessons again. I think I need professional help, and I am in a place where I can afford to do this now, both with time and money. And I found a barn with a trainer that is about 6 minutes away from where I …
Giddy Up Flix is Like Netflix for Horse Owners With the shorter days of winter, I find myself looking for things to do inside, and still being horse related. But when it’s really cold, I don’t feel like going out to the garage and working on my set of horse jumps. And let’s face it, …
Engaging Your Horses Hindquarters Here we are day #30 of our being a better rider challenge! It is almost done! Today we are going to talk about engaging your horses hindquarters. Have you ever thought about the hindquarters while you are riding? This isn’t just a useful tool for dressage riders, but it will help …
