Category: Journal

Tree Removal Project (Part 1)

We fell immediately in love with our property when we first visited, particularly the older fir grove (thus the name “RavenGrove”). The woods weren’t overly dense in the spring and it was lush, green, and cool in the summer. Blackberry shrubs in one end provided habitat for the turkey’s, squirrels, and other birds. It was

Stanley, Sky, and Rivian

Bridge has been working with Stanley on Working Equitation (WE) for almost a year. WE is a discipline that combines some dressage technique with ease of handling obstacles that simulate what a working ranch/cattle horse/rider combination might encounter. She has quite a bit of fun and some frustrations as they both learn and get used

Arena (Part 1)

Finding an area to ride horses is challenging. We have five acres but only about 2 acres are usable in that fashion. We can ride in the back-tree lot – but it’s hard for Bridgett to practice Dressage and Working Equitation obstacles routinely without hauling out to someone else’s arena. We have no funds for