on a journey with his human to FEI Level Dressage
Fritz has made a lot of friends through his dressage journey, and he is excited to share all of his accomplishments with those friends. He plans on sharing great information and insight through his journey to becoming an FEI Level dressage horse. His human, Una, will be along for the ride and share in those Read More ...
This post is really delayed due to some serious shit in my personal life (I’m super lucky to be alive), and it is going to be a long one with LOTS of adorable baby horse photos. But Fritz is getting a little sister! Temptation ASH (Barn name: Tempi) was purchased in utero with a filly-only contract. Read More …
August 18, 2018 is International Helmet Awareness Day. This event started in 2010 when Riders4Helmets was formed. This event is here to inspire equestrians to wear a helmet for the first time, and serve as a continued reminder to those who were already wearing a helmet, to ensure it is fitted correctly and that they replace Read More …
We are 9 months into rehab post-injury. Lots of things have changed! For starters, my mom put these REALLY heavy metal things on my front feet. Well, technically one of my only man friends put them on. So it has been weird getting used to that. But they appear stuck there, so it is Read More …
Today the New York Times published a story providing further details on now-deceased equestrian trainer Jimmy Williams and his abuse of young riders. In addition to describing Williams’ inappropriate and unacceptable actions, the article also discusses how painfully difficult it can be for survivors, athletes, and even parents to recognize the signs of abuse and report it. Read More …
As you know we filmed a couple episodes of “Horse Master” with Julie Goodnight in 2017. Well, episode 1 has already aired and episode 2 is airing today/tonight (Noon and 8PM MST – full RFD TV Schedule can be found here). I personally have not watched them yet, but am SUPER excited to! The goal of Read More …
Normally I go into the new year with big eyes, and even bigger aspirations for my riding. This year, I am honestly struggling. My main squeeze, Fritz, is down and out for an indefinite amount of time with major front end lameness issues (see here for details). So making goals for my riding is pretty Read More …
Recently the vet was out for a recheck since the initial diagnosis of his front superficial tendons in both legs. But since I haven’t done an update since the initial diagnosis, I should probably catch you up on everything. August 2017; Captains Log. We spent the remainder of August and the majority of September on Read More …
It’s lacking, to be honest. It’s so easy to sit on the (internet) sidelines and judge a short video, or a single photo, of a rider you don’t know personally and say some pretty harsh or critical things. (And no, we are not talking about the rider that has proven over and over again to Read More …
The 2017 FEI General Assembly recently took place in Montevideo, Uruguay. One of the big topics up for discussion were changes to the Collective Marks on FEI dressage tests. Recommendation: Collective marks should be partially removed from all FEI tests in 2018, keeping only the collective mark for the Rider. This will not be applicable for the Read More …
What is better than Black Friday Deals? Black Friday Deals for your Horse and your Riding Needs (wants)!!! We’ve included a list below of some amazing deals you won’t want to miss out on. All offer verbiage has been taken right from the website offering the Black Friday Deals! Happy Shopping! 👍 Keep an eye out Read More …