Harley is on a roll.  He has collected many stars in the past two weeks. Star number 1: A body condition score of 5+ and clean blood work ...

Last week, Harley and I finally had a regular schedule.  I was able to ride him for two days in a row, lunge on the third day, and go on a s...

It is really easy to look back on one's life experiences and think, "I wish that I had had this opportunity" or "I wish ...

I am finally feeling better, although I also feel like I ran the gauntlet this week.  There were deadlines to be met, meetings to be had, pr...

Happy 2012 Everyone! Love, Val and Harley

At least that is what I am going with right now.  I am still waiting to here from the vet about Harley's blood work.  Usually no news is...

I wear rose-colored glasses when I look at my horse.  During our vet appointment, my vet challenged me to take those glasses off for a few...

Let it rain!  We need the moisture.  Our lawn and flowers were thirsty and I am sure the wells on the farm were thirsty.  Home from the ...

We had a short workout yesterday.  I decided to give the " trot poles mixed with canter " exercise a try under saddle.  We practic...

Lungeing continued... I set up two trot poles on the track about four and a half of my footsteps apart.  I asked Harley to trot and he sta...

I decided to lunge instead of ride on Wednesday.  I wanted to return to the jump from the left and offer him more support.  I lunge Harley w...