self-admitted crazy woman
Hi, I’m Courtney. Storyteller, rider, creator, and recovering perfectionist (with occasional lapses) living with six horses, a few brilliant dogs, and a burning need to tell the truth.
Flying Solo Ranch is where I share without limits: what I’ve learned about hoof care, healing, horses, freedom, and forging a life that’s mine.
Latest posts
Goodbye, Hondo Lane
For my beloved Thoroughbred, Hondo Lane, who I lost too soon to colic.
What it’s really like living off the grid in an Airstream (7 months later)
It's been seven months since moving to my property in Southern California with an Airstream. I'd be lying if I said it was …
Shipping my horses from Texas to California
Shipping the horses from Texas to California.
Endurance adventures
The unending and tortuous quest for water
Trying to get water to my new SoCal place has been torture.
Part Two: Riding Nisha 150 miles at Spanish Peaks (with Video)
How Nisha and I rode 150 miles in three days at the Spanish Peaks Pioneer ride in La Veta, Colorado in August of …
Part One: Traveling to The Spanish Peaks Endurance Ride in La Veta, Colorado
Taking two days of travel to get to La Veta, Colorado for the Spanish Peaks Pioneer ride.