NOVA

I'm leaving Saturday morning to enter into the huge headquarters of the Missouri Fox Trotter world.  It's like a World Fair of Fox Trotters, adults, kids, teenagers, horses, golf carts, mobile shopping center, food courts, trailer shopping, and the wonderful people in the office that are the glue that binds all this stuff together. And next Friday, the Budweiser horses will be on the showgrounds! They will make their appearance in the historic arena early Friday evening.  They will come, hang out for a while, make an exciting appearance, hang…

Came home from work early today, of course I got to work a little late, so it all balances out.  I was determined to ride tonight and get a little practice in before the horse show tomorrow. Since it's pre-show time, my saddles and bridles have to be shined up. Can't have dust and dirt showing in the show ring ya know.  So last night, after I rode, I drug two saddles into the house.  I got one and a half saddles cleaned up and one bridle.  Yee Haw When…

I found "the magic button" this past Saturday during a group lesson with Jenny Vaught.  It's just not every day that you find a magic button on a horse that you've been riding for four years! Nova is a gaited horse.  She's a Missouri Fox Trotter. Finding the right speed in the right gear is like owning a corvette with 6 forward gear-shifting speeds. There is one place for the flat foot walk and one place for the fox trot where everything is perfect. It's one of those 6 forward…

I've been dissatisfied with my glasses ever since they started slightly blurring my long distance vision.  And although they did match the turquoise that I'm fond of wearing, my glasses didn't match my horse. Have I mentioned lately that I love my horse so much that I buy clothes to match, jewelery to match, most anything I wear matches my horse.  Lately, my hair has been matching my horse too.  Yes, it's obsession and I'm just fine with it.  It doesn't affect anyone in a negative way and I can…