#JustJavaThings
Having spent much of the last ten years riding the same horse that I knew back-to-front, this whole new horse thing is throwing me for a...
Cowboy Hunting
Fun Fact: When searching for a cowboy to deal with your problem horse, New Jersey is not an ideal place to live. I've never wanted to...
In Which My Greenie Tries to Kill Me
You know what's fun? Spending money and watching the thing you spent money on not work out. Ha. Java seems to think it's hysterical, and...
Java Goes to School
Winter is pretty damn long when you've got a greenie you're dying to ride but you're waiting to send him away to a pro. Is that a...
Java's First Robin Clinic
Every fall for as long as I've known her, my friend H hosts a clinic with Robin Groves at her farm. I've posted about it before, but I...
Settling In
Managing a horse is an experience I was hella unprepared for on a deep emotional level. Sure, I've been riding and leasing for...
The First Horse I Saw
They say never buy the first horse you see. Well, I fucked that up. On a mid-November weekend, mom, A., and I piled into the car to go...