Compositi Stirrups...

When I found these stirrups I immediately fell in love with their bright PURPLE colored pads. I also liked how light weight yet sturdy they felt and decided to give them a try. So glad I did!
They are called Compositi Premium Stirrup Irons they are made of hi-tech polymers and come in a variety of colors! Now to collect one of each to go with all my crazy saddle pads!

Perhaps we need an ark?!?! Flooding 2016...

This spring we saw not one but two major floods. 

"In mid-April 2016, an upper-level low in the United States stalled and produced a major snowstorm in the Rocky Mountains, and record-breaking rain in and around Houston, Texas, resulting in severe flooding. It is described as the wettest April in the city on record. As the most widespread flood event there since Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, it caused a state of emergency to be declared in nine counties.^{" - Wikipedia}

 

Our First Lesson - #001

Sky and I had our first riding lesson back in February. I wish I had written about it then while everything was fresh but being the serial procrastinator that I am I did not. There are videos of my ride on moms phone  and i'll be sure to post them when I find them.  This was not only my first lesson with Sky but also my first lesson with a horse of my own. I've ridden countless lesson horses who were all stunning in their own ways.

But there's something different about riding a horse of your own.

Big Bertha...

I am sometimes known for doing things... as my mother would say...ass backwards. The logical way of going about horse ownership would be to purchase land (or have a reliable barn to board at), own your own truck and trailer, theeeeen getting the horse of your dreams. Well I jumped the gun bought the horse and have been playing musical truck and trailers with friends and family ever since. I currently drive a Jeep Wrangler that I love but obviously can't pull a horse trailer with. There were a few people who were incredibly kind and let me borrow their trailers whenever needed but hauling other peoples trailers all over town made me a nervous wreck.

New Halter...

Mister Luke Skywalker got a new halter today! It's our first halter that isn't nylon and i'm completely in LOVE with it. We got the Smartpak Soft Padded Leather Halter in black with purple underlay and it's just enough color to be classy and snazzy all at once. Although he could care less either way I think he looks very handsome in it (although I think he looks handsome all the time!).