July HR Show
Last weekend was our first outdoor home show for the season and it was definitely a loooong week. My husband and I both took the whole week off, so we spent the first few days of the week catching up…
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Author Archive: stampyandthebrain
DIY Chopped Hay
I’ve talked several times about Phoenix’s dental issues and changes as he has aged. At 32 years old, he is missing two of his main chewing teeth, and the remaining ones are short and don’t have much dentine left so…
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HR April and HHF May shows
HR B Show April 2021 In mid April, right after that tax deadline, there was an indoor show at the barn. It was the second show of the indoor season, but Ernie and I missed the first one due to…
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Another Long Tax Season
I think many people were quite happy when the income tax return deadline for individuals was extended to May 15, 2021, but I can assure you that CPA’s working in tax just felt their chance for freedom slip away. Sadly,…
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Ernie Update: Awards, PRP, & a Cough
I ended up with a few smaller items to share that all relate to Ernie so why not do them together in one post. Year End Awards – On our local B circuit we ended up champion in low adult…
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Blog Hop: 2020 Summary, COVID Edition
Had to join in on this great blog hop from Alberta Equest. What’s the best thing that happened to you in 2020? Personal: Working from home. Losing the commute, having access to eat my favorite foods and snacks during the day…
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About pages
I’ve now added about pages for both Vinny and Ernie. Those don’t show up as posts so I wanted to mention them here and link them. If you want to know how each of them joined the family check it…
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Mark Leone Clinic 2020
Despite all the COVID-19 related craziness we still had a Mark Leone clinic the weekend before Thanksgiving this year. There were of course less people allowed to audit and safety measures in force, but it was nice to do something…
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Landsafe Clinic
Back at the end of October I got the chance to do a Landsafe clinic. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since Jen (Cob Jockey) and Olivia (DIY Horse Ownership) wrote about their experiences on their blogs. I randomly looked…
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Fall Pony Photos
Just over a month ago I got the chance to get some pictures taken by Diana Hadsall Photography. Here are my favorites! I never had any dreams of my wedding other than wanting pictures on Phoenix in my wedding dress….
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