I’m on Facebook & have quite a few friends that are horse gals too. They either still ride but most were riders in the past, before life, family, responsibilities, etc. came into play. Today one of my friends posted a lovely video of a horse cantering, from...
This Old Gray Mare group started in 2007 & now, over ten years later, is still out on the trails. Yes, things have changed & there’s different women riding on a regular basis for a variety of reasons. The ultimate goal of the founders, however, was to...
When you think you can’t do it, or life is too hard, think about our little group of friends in Arizona. Believe me, we’re not just a bunch of happy-go-lucky ladies, living in the desert, with nothing better to do than to ride our horses and eat...
That lovely photo of neatly stacked bales of hay? No, I did not stack them & I paid for delivery then directed the young man who delivered how I wanted them stacked. Remember that Helen Reddy song with the lyrics “I am strong, I am invincible, I am...
Have no idea how a friend & I got around to the subject of finding the right bra for riding. She has an ample bosom, and her shoulders were aching about a half hour into one of our rides. I wear a D cup, and until I discovered the joys of a “no bounce...
First of all, yes, there was a distinguished gray mare named Lady Suffolk. She was a true champion Standardbred, who raced under saddle and to sulky in the 1840s. In the early era of the “steppers,” that is, trotting horses, this gray mare gained fame as...
