Fox hunting my endurance mare is getting more and more insane (but I still love it)

Did you know thoroughbreds have terrible feet? Well if you didn’t, they have terrible feet. The long of the short of it is, Hondo Lane is now in the middle of growing sole for his paper thin tootsies. It’s costing me hundreds to thousands in addition to my will to live, but those are the […]

Of course I fox hunted my green OTTB (Off the Track Thoroughbred), why wouldn’t I?

Older and wiser? Hell no. The benefit of being a young, inexperienced rider is a better ability to recover from injury likely incurred due to said inexperience. That’s why the young possess greater levels of bravado than those of us with brittle bones. But there is a sweet spot on the DoesStupidShit graph. That’s where […]

How I used manifestation and the “Let Them” theory to complete my gelding’s first 50 mile Endurance ride

Let’s rewind for context. Ransom, my now 8 year old Arabian gelding, is a pistol. In 2023 we attempted two 50 mile rides and had to pull at 40 miles due to issues stemming from his temper tantrums thrown like a toddler when told he can’t have sugary cereal. At the first ride, Ransom spent […]

My office renovation proves DIY home improvement culture is built on LIES

what the heck, all I wanted was my beautiful “after” photo WARNING: This is a long post, but not as long as the yet unfinished renovation. Does anyone know what the top five signs you might be in Hell actually are? I feel like I’ve hit four out of five… My house was built by […]