Taking Up the Reins…

Tight financial circumstances forced me to make some tough decisions nearly a year ago. After a lifetime of riding horses, I had to move my mare to a less expensive boarding situation.

“Less expensive” meant moving her from a facility that had multiple arenas, where I could ride any time of the day or night, during all weather conditions, to pasture board at a private farm where, if I chose to ride, it would be across open fields on the property. That fact right there severely cut into the tim...