Gallifrey in 2022
Dearest Gallifrey Family, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family and are enjoying some quiet...
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- Jan 1
Fear of Distractions
My 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...
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- Jan 1
Gallifrey 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...
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- Jan 1
Previously 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...
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- Jan 1
New 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...
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- Jan 1
Dressage Isn't Just a Saddle
This morning after doing all of the barn chores I taught my hard-working working student. She has entrusted me with her adorable (and...
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- Jan 1
Hard 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...
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- Jan 1
Finding My Joy In Showing
I 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...
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- Jan 1
Keeping Up With The Draftses
When 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...
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- Jan 1
May : Mission Accomplished Part Two
My other goals for the year included taking the baby giant, Hagrid, off-property to work. That opportunity arrived when my trainer made...
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- Jan 1
May : Mission Accomplished Part One
As 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...
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- Jan 1
How'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...
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- Jan 1
Don'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...
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- Jan 1
It Starts In The Stall
As 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...
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- Jan 1
If 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...
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- Jan 1
Quality Over Quantity
The 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...
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- Jan 1
Please 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...
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- Jan 1
Bye Bye 2015
What 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...
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- Jan 1
And We'll All Float on Okay
The 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...
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- Jan 1
Hagrid, 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...