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This blog was originally titled, We All Enter At A, which is a paradressage euphemism for “we all put our pants on one leg at a time,” because all riders, disabled or able-bodied, start a dressage test by entering the ring at “A.” I stunted this blog by constricting it only to horses and myContinue reading “My MS mindspace.”

Support team: check. Horse: check. Trainer: check. Plan: check. Funds: in progress. I have made a lot of progress on my para-dressage journey in the last six months. My relationship with Brooke Waldron and Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center is a foundational element of the triumph’s in the last months. Brooke was able toContinue reading “Exciting things are afoot!”

The weather for my ride on Saturday was dreary, cold, late winter rain. Yuck! Duke, Maggie, and I were grateful for the lovely lit indoor ring. We worked on walk-trot transitions on a 20m circle. Are anyone’s transitions ever perfect enough they don’t need work? Well, ours aren’t even close to perfect. Without a legContinue reading “Old dog, two whips”

Thanks for joining me! This is my journey of returning to the wonderful world of horses. I’ve taken about five years of hiatus from a lifetime of equestrian sport. This hiatus was due to the progression of multiple sclerosis. I found a therapeutic riding program and one of the riders in the program convinced meContinue reading “The Journey Begins”