Note: guess who meant to post this last week and forgot? This girl. If you’re recently joining us here at The Almanac, then you may or may not be aware that I have ridden a lot of horses at a lot of barns in a lot of saddles in a lot of disciplines. Because of this, […]
Category: Riding and Training
Lesson Report 8/10/17 – Kelsey on Wyatt
Sorry for the delay, y’all. Between being sick and hiding from the world for a bit, this post is overdue! I walked into work and closed up my umbrella and took off Remy’s raincoat. My coworker, Mark, bid me good morning: “Welcome to the Sunshine State, Kelsey.” Welcome, indeed. It was practically a monsoon outside, […]
Clinic Report: Nona Garson, July 26 and 27
Recently, I had the absolute delight of getting to audit a clinic co-hosted by my old trainer Megan. It’s always a treat to see Megan, since she’s known me for so long now. When Megan was a junior, she trained with Nona Garson, so she provided a unique insight on Nona’s methods to me (which […]
Lesson Report 9/21/15: Kelsey on Blackjack
FINALLY, right? Sorry for the delay, guys. I know I’ve said this before, but I forgot how expensive college is. Living at home was nice because my parents bought my groceries and paid my bills. Here, I am on my own. So, as much as I would love for lessons to be at the top […]
Lesson Report 7/26 – The Perils of Georgian Summers
Today’s lesson was an exercise in highs and lows. Heads up: if you have emetophobia, you may want to skip this lesson report! As y’all probably know by now, Kelsey and I live in the very hot and very humid state of Georgia. Seriously – I have never lived anywhere like this. Texas may have […]