While I was never really a "skinny" kid growing up, I didn't really struggle with my weight, either. Until my teenage years and heading into college, that is. At that point, I started gaining weight and kinda just...kept gaining. I was riding a couple of times each week, and cleaning stalls 2-3 ...
Goals
HIIMR – Part Three: The Mental Game and Music
If you read my post earlier this year about my 2018 goals, you might recall that one of the big things I wanted to work on was my mental game - especially the way I think about my riding and the things I tell myself. I am no psychologist, but I know myself well enough to see my thought ...
HIIMYR – Part Two: Research and Notes
Read "How I Improved My Riding (HIIMYR) Part One" first. From the time I learned to read and on up through my teenage years, I was an obsessive reader. I would get a stack of books from the library (often reaching the limit of how many one person is allowed to check out at a time) and read every ...
How I Improved My Riding – Part One: Challenge Accepted
Hey, everyone! What a year it's been so far. (By the way, I'm Emilie. Remember me? The girl who used to blog?) I've spent so much time away from the blog, focusing on my art and also my actual day-job, that I'm overdue for stopping in here to share with you what's been happening. Last time I ...
Working on Position
Following up on one of my goals for this coming year, I've already make a (seemingly small with big impact) change in my riding. I've brought my lower leg further back under my hip, and shortened my stirrups. After reading Megan's blog series (especially this post) on the Mary Wanless (check out ...
2018 Goals
Follow my blog with Bloglovin When my website crashed at the end of 2016, I lost many of the more recent posts I had finished - including my list of 2017 goals. Being the super organized, highly responsible person that I am...I have no idea what those goals were anymore.Ā I can take a guess on a ...