April 19, 2007

Flashback to high school…

I was reading the Tennessee Rennaisance Festival Web page and noticed that the theme for Memorial Day weekend is a jousting tournament. Low and behold the list of jousters includes Barchan, whom I haven’t seen since I was in high school in Maryland. I’m not saying how long ago that was. 😉 Barchan was a member of the Markland Horse Guild and a founding member of Markland. My first horse-related medieval event was...

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Rode. Life is good.

The kids were great tonight. Even with the threat of rain on the drive to the barn, it was dry at the barn. I worked Rajiyyah first with the surcingle and reins. For the first time she focused on me and paid attention. Very good workout. She was mellow and happy. Isis was next. I didn’t havemuch time before it got dark, so we briefly free lunged. She jumped the ground pole five...

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