quote of the day...

The difference between bucking and pigrooting?

"A pigroot is a 'bugger off'...
A buck is a 'f*** off!!!'"

how do you make a horsey girl cry?

Simple. Tell her she's not allowed to ride. And I won't be, for months. My back injury hasn't gone away and as a result I've been placed on a strict rehab program including placement in an office job on light duties, and banned from sitting on any horse until it is resolved :( not exactly the kind of news a mad horsey girl wants to get!
As a result, Lou has had a big holiday and will now be ridden by a friend for the time being. I'm trying to distract myself as much as possible, which is where my new "baby" comes in...


...a brand spanking new Canon EOS 50D DSLR camera!


I took hundreds of photos on the first day, including these crazy ones of Lou playing in his paddock...that 6.5 frames-per-second function sure comes in handy :)

reason #17 to love your horse

The fact that a good cuddle from a beloved horse can hold you together at the times when everything else seems to be falling apart.

you know you're horsey when...

...the bumper bar on your car is held on by baling twine. Yes, we actually saw this driving through a city suburb miles from anywhere remotely horsey this afternoon!