Jan 20, 2014 | Patti's Blog
Anyone within cursing or cheering earshot of me during this past competition season has borne witness to the fact that I struggled with keeping boots on my horse, Ace. Gloves and Glue-Ons, despite diligent effort, I scattered them all over a fair number of...
Jan 5, 2014 | Patti's Blog
Many years ago we had three dogs, and my husband fell in love with a litter of puppies, begging me to allow him to add another dog to the pack. I recall lamenting to my friend Anita (a common occurrence) and her response — “Seriously, Patti, you...
Jan 3, 2014 | Patti's Blog
[I’m a horrible recruiter, and would have been a horrible used car salesperson, so thought a little tongue-in-cheek list was in order a la my good friend, David Letterman. Written with the help of some chums, who indicate they are ashamed to have me list their...
Jan 2, 2014 | Patti's Blog
Having done some expos and endurance clinics, a couple of interviews and a bit of mentoring over the last year or so, I find that riders contemplating our sport fall into one of two categories: One group believes it is all about racing and they want to know...
Dec 15, 2013 | Patti's Blog
For the last several months, we’ve been keeping our eyes open and mentioned to a few friends that we were in the market for a young horse. Sarge is coming 17 years young this year, and while he’s still feisty and full of good years, we knew that if we...
Dec 14, 2013 | Patti's Blog
Dressage as a riding endeavor is rewarding and addicting in so many ways — Molding and teaching a horse to utilize its body gymnastically, teaching a conversation where both horse and rider have a voice and are tuned in to the nuanced changes in one another, and...
