“I feel like the meme of the girl and guy laying in bed thinking two totally different things. I’m thinking, ‘How’s the tendon healing? Will Buns make a full recovery? Will we be shooting partners again?’ Buns is probably thinking, ‘Wonder when my next meal is.'”
This horse is bound to give you chills and maybe jerk a few tears as she stands quietly while her rider frees her foot from the stirrup after the duo falls to the ground!
“Tick tock, tick tock. I was losing my mind. And then, there it was — the x-ray picture of Buns’ fracture.” Read more to see what the X-ray showed, what new interventions we’re implementing and a rough timeline of Buns’ recovery. (more…)
This horse was having a hard time finding motivation to finish her jump. Some of us may be feeling the same way today as we’re nearing the end of the week.
“Not a person in this world can change us. We’re happy being poor, drinking beer and talking like a sailor. We embrace our time-consuming hobbies — and the tainted image that can come with them.”
“Buns tried everything to take himself out…In a matter of 24 hours Buns gave me a serious bout of heartburn, a headache and a heart that fell into the pit of my stomach.”
“So many of us push to have our horses ready for a certain show and lose sight of the training process. We push and rush our horses and end up with a horse that is blown up or mentally tapped out…The horse comes first, not the show.” (more…)