I’m writing about the whole weekend not just a day. Saturday was rainy for most of the day. I got in two early rides before the rain started. Then I ran some errands which included picking up Thunders NEW bridle at the Tack Shack of Ocala. It’s a very beautiful black bridle to go with […]

The girls down south are looking forward to a weekend without a show. There are only a few weekends in the winter (year) when Selena and Anne Marie are not on the road. Having Angie Huber visit for the week was a lot of fun and a lot of help. There are nine horses in […]

Spring was just coming into being when the temperatures at Balsam Hall took a dive. We had been turning a couple of horses out at night, but with rain, cold, wind and thunderstorms, overnight turnout is back on hold. The didn’t stop us being able to do trot sets outside. It’s such a joy to […]

Selena took a day at the beach today. It’s nice to try and get there once a year, but it doesn’t always happen. Despite the proximity, horses are horses and they take up a lot of time. Angie’s visit was the catalyst and Selena was hoping to get in some scuba diving. Unfortunately, it was […]

We had a ‘pain in the ass’ day at Balsam Hall. We had to move horses and shift bedding and floor mats in a dozen stalls for a VERY good cause. When we moved into Balsam Hall over five years ago, the stalls were in very poor shape. There were bars on the front of […]

Today was a fun day for a Monday. There is no such thing as a traditional Monday in the Ocala barns. There are a queue of horses waiting their turn for Selena and Anne Marie’s attention. Rummy and Benny both were lunged in the Pessoa after nearly a week off. They were both quite happy […]

Only two horses to ride today. Woody gets a well deserved day off while the two stars and the one stars show jump. We have not had much experience of Derg Boru in the ring, but there was nothing to complain about today. He JUST tipped the very last fence, barely breathed on it and […]

Cross country day was everything it was meant to be. Selena galloped and jumped and galloped and jumped and galloped and jumped. All three horses were fantastic and they were all in fine form. King Brian (Derg Boru) was first to go. He has been honest and a great jumper from day one, but both […]

Dressage day was a blast. All the horses were good in the ring. There’s always something you want to improve upon, that’s the way it is with riding and horses, isn’t it? Woody needs to do a better job on his extensions at both walk and trot, Zephyr didn’t halt square ONCE in his test […]

Well the gang’s all here! Red Hills is packed to capacity. Maizey and Bizzy no longer have free range of the showgrounds and as you can see they are giving us ‘the look.’ All you dog owners know exactly what we mean. There are over 60 in the one star, 50 in the two star […]