Jun 22, 2023 | Patti's Blog
I’ve been doing yoga in the mornings, recently focused on a DVRed episode that is a series of seated twists, exactly what I need as of late. At the beginning, the instructor talks about asking her mother-in-law, who was nearly 102, about the secret to a good...
Dec 5, 2022 | Patti's Blog
The Dunkin Project is going well. I’ve done some things handling Dunkin in the last month or two that remind me of the time spent with my first horse, Benny. Benny was the horse I “leased” when I was ten years old. “Leasing” Benny meant...
Nov 7, 2022 | Patti's Blog
Last week I met Dawn for breakfast while traveling for work. We caught up, talked horses, talked life, as we do. As we were wrapping up, I expressed that I was feeling ashamed that I’d let some things slide with Dunkin. She scolded me just a bit. “No, not...
Jun 20, 2022 | Patti's Blog
Photo by Dawn Hilliard. The Wednesday night prior to the Old Dominion ride, I lie in my little trailer, listening to the pouring rain, relentless on the roof. “Why am I doing this?” One of the worst things about the sport, in my experience, is being warm and dry while...