So I felt like I wanted to write about something that really pissed me off this past week. Can I say that? Well I guess I did. Apologies if you're offended ( Read more... )

Ok - here are my thoughts. Everyone seems pretty happy to go up to camp at some stage. Last year 11th week was not full, so my understanding is that people who were not alum were allowed to camp for a full or a partial week ( Read more... )

I sent this email out today ( Read more... )

Well this has been a pretty quiet month really. Well work-wise things have been pretty quiet. I have been slowly and quietly catching up on things that depserately needed doing, both at work and at home ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention.... I did this clinic with a whole bunch of other riding instructors. They had to do first aid scenarios about when things go wrong on trail. They were beside themselves trying to figure out a plan. So I said to them "what would you normally do if someone fell off?". They all just looked at me, and said "No one has ever fallen ( Read more... )

Well I just got back from horse camp! Yes I went to camp. I'm exhausted, but I am now a qualified riding instructor - yay! I did learn lots, as Bill predicted, but some of it was really annoying too. They gave me my evaluation sheet yesterday and I got 43.5. I almost cried. Then they explained it was out of a possible 50. Still 48 would have made ( Read more... )

Oops. What can I say. I'm here now and committed to making the effort ( Read more... )

As was just pointed out to me, gently, by Ed Abbott. I have not updated my journal for some time. I would like to think that I have been too busy living life, to write about it. But this is not necessarily the case ( Read more... )

Well my news is not exciting but Greg has exciting news, he has just taken a job in Events at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. This was the olympic equestrian venue and is a really great place. It's a bout a half hour drive for him and he will have to work some weekends, but it's a government job so there are really great benefits. It's ( Read more... )

Wow - I originally wrote an entry the week after camp, and the page was down and it got wiped. I couldn't get inspired to write the same thing all over again. So here I go now ( Read more... )