Jun 6, 2015 | Patti's Blog
A dressage schoolmaster was something I thought ‘Other Riders’ had. Other riders, much more “serious” than me, with more funds, more aspirations, and did I mention more funds? Schoolmaster. A slightly creaky, noble beast who could be a...
Jun 6, 2015 | Patti's Blog
(Photo by Deanna Ramsey.) There is no question that the best part of 100s is riding them. Or more honestly, the BEST thing is talking about having ridden a hundred a few days after having successfully done so, when you’ve caught up on sleep and have...
Jun 4, 2015 | Patti's Blog
Without question, it’s been a challenging few weeks between Ace’s high ringbone diagnosis and my fall off Wynne. While I realize this makes me akin to a unicorn, I’ve never had a lame horse, at least not one with a diagnosis of something...
May 23, 2015 | Patti's Blog
[Disclaimer: I’m writing this fewer than twenty four hours from a pretty good, aka bad, concussion. I’m also on muscle relaxers and have had some difficulty locating certain parts of my vocabulary in its resident gray matter. This should make editing in a...
May 20, 2015 | Patti's Blog
On Monday, it was May 18th, two months exactly until the Vermont 100, which is the ride I set my entire competition calendar around each season. The day found us taking Ace, the horse I’d had my heart set on taking to Vermont, to see our lameness guru vet, Dr....
