Disclaimer: I’m still figuring out the answer to that question. In my last post, I shared the news of my new 16-acre farmette that we moved into in April. In three months, we’ve accomplished quite a lot, but still have a long way to go before it’ll be ready to move the horses in. The […]
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Lesson Report 04/29/18: Kelsey on Vicky
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, […]
[ReBlogged] Marilyn Little: Serial Mount Bloodier — The Salty Equestrian
Thank you to Renz over at The Salty Equestrian for sharing this info. Please give this a review and share your thoughts! FYI I’m linking to places with pictures of Little riding with blood in the horses mouth but as I don’t have permission to use those pictures I’m trying to respect photographers […]
A Bit on Myler Bits
I know this topic will not bring as many laughs as I hope my last post did. I feel though it is a subject that is not discussed enough in the equine world, and is much too important not to be. I recently read the book A Whole Bit Better. My friend Parker was the […]
Welcome to My New Farm!
My favorite childhood book was and still is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The most memorable scene in that book, for me, is when Mary’s uncle offers to give the little girl anything she wants — books, toys, dolls, anything in the world. And she replies, “Might I […] might I have a bit […]
The Poor Amateur's Almanac 