Tag: Arabian Horse Show

  • Horse Shows Are One Giant Circus And We’re All Just A Bunch of Freaks

    Horse Shows Are One Giant Circus And We’re All Just A Bunch of Freaks

    I mean this in the kindest way possible. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not knocking showing. I’m just poking a little fun at the crazy life of the horse-show addicted. And I 100% believe it’s an affliction and if we could do something else, we would. I’m including myself in this even though I was…

  • It’s Show Time!

    It’s Show Time!

    It’s show time! And that’s not just a euphemism for something! This Saturday I head East to Nampa, Idaho for the Arabian Horse Association Region IV Championship. I have a few days of practice rides before showing. I anticipate those days will go a little something like this… Day One: have a cocktail, get on…

  • Should I Still Show If I’m Not Very Good?

    Should I Still Show If I’m Not Very Good?

    Recently I was perusing the Horses subReddit and saw a post from a woman who was starting horseback riding lessons as an adult. Although she had loved horses most of her life and had been around them, she only just now had the money or time to invest in lessons. She was asking about her…

  • Happy New Year, Happy Trails

    Happy New Year, Happy Trails

    Did you know that sometimes I stare at my blank computer screen with nothing to say for minutes on end? I’ll take a break from doing nothing to check and see if something gripping happened over on Facebook. Nothing did. So I’ll go back to my blank page, wondering what the hell I should write…