Hay in Her Pockets

I needed a new picture to go with my HorseNation Wednesday book reviews, so here it is:  While I wouldn’t really advocate riding and reading, Sadie did make a surprisingly comfy reading pillow.

I just finished reading Blaze of Glory by M. Garzon.  You can check out her author’s website HERE.  And you can read my full review over at HorseNation HERE. The book is marketed as YA, but I think anyone who enjoys the Romance genre (and PONIES!!) will like it– the horse stuff (focusing mostly on [...]

I just finished reading The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation and Snowman has joined the list of horses I wish I’d known in person.  You can read my full book review for HorseNation.com here.  I’m pretty sure if you loved Seabiscuit, you’ll love Snowman too.

Last week, I reviewed one of my favorite books for Horse Nation.  You can read my full review HERE. Basically, Mattie, the main character and narrator is the epitome of a HorseGirl:  smart, witty, brazen, tough…  And the book is great (the Coen Brothers’ movie version ain’t so bad either, but I believe in doing [...]

Here’s my full review of a cute book for the younger set:  Shadow, the Curious Morgan Horse.  Even though this book is really intended for 6-8 year olds, The Kid (who is almost 15 months old) yells his head off and frantically points at this book whenever he sees it because he LOVES the pictures. [...]

When I mount up to ride, I pretty much always have a plan or a goal in mind.  As in, I’m going to work on leg yielding today.  Or, I’m going to force myself to practice posting trot with no stirrups.  Or, I’m going to do a lot of suppling exercises.  In fact, I’m so [...]

I got a little behind on posting my book reviews.  Here’s the one from the Wednesday before last, in all it’s glory.  It’s about Riding Lessons: A Novel, which was the first novel by Sara Gruen (of Water for Elephants fame).

To read my review on Horse Nation, click HERE! (also, be warned, there’s a major spoiler in the review)

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I have read the book (which is the proper order to do things in anyway).  You can read my review of it at Horse Nation by clicking HERE.

Sometimes people tell me they think I am very patient.  This used to surprise me because I don’t think of myself as a patient person.  I have a hard time waiting for the things I want (then again, who doesn’t?).  But it turns out that I don’t mind explaining, and re-explaining, and re-explaining something if [...]