As an Expecting Eventer facing motherhood for the first time, I had no idea what I was doing. The majority of my life had been spent in a barn and realizing I was about to be responsible for a life that couldn't be stalled at night and cried instead of whinnied was nerve wracking. So, …
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For most riders, the barn is their happy place. The saddle, a spot to de-stress and enjoy life. But as with any sport, striving for perfection or working to obtain specific goals can result in anxiety, frustration and even anger. However, unlike other sports, an equestrian's partner is not an inanimate object but a living, …
No two words can bring so much fear, joy, anxiety and excitement as hearing "You're pregnant". But for horse girls, and Eventers in particular, this phrase can leave your world spinning. And spinning my world is. There's nothing quite like unexpectedly expecting to really scare the crap out of you. Top it off with not …
Today, I didn't complete an event. For the first time ever, I halted at X and did not gallop through the finish flags. Today, I did not even step onto the cross country course. Of all the things that can go wrong during an event, none of them happened. We did not make an unplanned …
Making it to the Makeover 