gallifreyfrmllcJan 2Gallifrey in 2022Dearest Gallifrey Family, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family and are enjoying some quiet...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Fear of DistractionsMy very first show season on William was at this fun facility in Delaware, OH called The Little Brown Jug. It is famous as a cart horse...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Gallifrey Four Years Later...Today marks the four year anniversary of when my husband Jeffrey and I purchased 24.96 acres and an garage with an apartment. We had been...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Previously on Fat Bottom Dressage...Whew. It has been a busy, stressful, exciting and productive eight months. Jeez, eight months. Yes, yes, I know. That is quite bad in the...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1New Years Resolutions...With 2016 finally over, I figured this would be a good time speak of resolutions. I know, I know, that tends to draw a collective moan...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Dressage Isn't Just a SaddleThis morning after doing all of the barn chores I taught my hard-working working student. She has entrusted me with her adorable (and...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Hard Work Is Hard.In this industry, if you want to make it, if you want to be able to work horses, teach humans to work with their horses and still be able...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Finding My Joy In ShowingI used to hate showing. It would make me physically ill just sending in my entry forms. I would start to have nightmares once we settled...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Keeping Up With The DraftsesWhen I started this blog I said to myself I said, “Self, now you know you are famous for starting something and not finishing it unless...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1May : Mission Accomplished Part TwoMy other goals for the year included taking the baby giant, Hagrid, off-property to work. That opportunity arrived when my trainer made...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1May : Mission Accomplished Part OneAs you may know if you’re a regular reader, I set some pretty big goals for myself and my horses this year. The biggest by far was to...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1How's it Hanging, Hagrid?Hagrid, oh Hagrid! In typical baby horse form Hagrid has those days where he thinks this is all foolishness and his time is much better...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Don't Give Up and Don't Give In!At the end of February, William and I competed in our first Prix St. Georges class. While we were still struggling with our changes in...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1It Starts In The StallAs someone who hangs her shingle out and calls herself a horse trainer, I feel it is my responsibility when a horse comes in for training...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1If the Saddle Fits...If The Saddle Fits… When I first moved to Gallifrey I knew I was unhappy with the saddle I had purchased (and fitted) for William. It fit...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Quality Over QuantityThe weather here in Savannah has been a little kooky lately. Just this week alone we've had lows in the 20s but some highs in the 60s and...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Please Put Your Hands Together... And Forward!William and I have had a break from showing since November. At first not having somewhere to be every weekend tends to be nerve wracking...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Bye Bye 2015What a fantastic 2015 I've had. I cannot even believe what Sir William and I have accomplished in our first show season in Region 3. I am...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1And We'll All Float on OkayThe past week has been full of new things for Hagrid. I introduced the side reins to him, which after a bit of chewing on the bit I was...
gallifreyfrmllcJan 1Hagrid, So Far.Since arriving the day before the USDF Region 3 Championships, Hagrid has settled in rather nicely. He has become quite the novelty at...