The Roaming Rider

A while back I sent a message to fellow blogger Karen, of Trails to Lead Old Cowboys Home Again , asking about her brow bands. She makes gor...

Grungy. That was the state of my Thin Line Endurance wool saddle pad. I got it this time last year, put tons of conditioning miles and two ...

Monday evening I ran out of work to get Wyatt and make it to the tack shop in town before it closed at 6 pm. Tack shopping with a 3 year old...

First, the stirrups : For the last year and a half I have been using the black, plastic EZ Ride stirrups that a lot of endurance rider...

The biggest question on my mind right now isn't " Can Gem complete 50 mile e-rides barefoot" but " Should  she?" ...

You know the saying about only asking for advice when you already know the answer, but wish you didn't? It is one of my favorites and I ...

High quality, durable riding equipment is my Achilles heel. I love it. I skimp on my wardrobe, as my last post definitely pointed out, bu...

I love blog hops and now Equestrian At Heart has taken over, so I am looking forward to some new topics. Go ahead and shoot over to her sit...

After much effort (too much effort if I'm being honest) on my part, I finally got the Advantage saddle woman to order and mail out...

Warning!!! This post may be very dry and boring. There is a method to my madness though. I have received my order for Gem's new foot gea...

This is how my mind works. Scary, I know. I had three big ticket items on my wish list pre-Biltmore. A S-hackamore,  boots of some sort, a...

I'm pretty sure this will be my last post on the subject. Maybe. Unless I can think up something else. Here is what we used this weekend...

Being a member of ridecamp (email based endurance forum) and the endurance pages on Facebook, I am aware that there are cultural differences...

The new Just Chaps neoprene mesh half chaps arrived quicker than I thought with free shipping. Yay! I was really worried the size wouldn...

Have I mentioned that I hate malls and shopping? I do. I can't remember the last non baby shopping trip I made. Most of my clothes have ...

A hot, muddy, bug filled 15 mile conditioning ride is a perfect trial for any new equipment. While I forgot a lot of things, I did remember ...