tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1971564231720075127..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: let's talk: good readsemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34651886582433045582018-02-16T07:12:18.049-08:002018-02-16T07:12:18.049-08:00Totally agree! I love following along with people ...Totally agree! I love following along with people like me - with jobs and other responsibilities outside of horses. It's such a fun little community! I enjoy reading other people's blogs almost as much as writing my own!Lisa - Centered in the Saddlehttp://www.centeredinthesaddle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38812987927115311742018-02-15T10:11:22.790-08:002018-02-15T10:11:22.790-08:00I'm also dealing with motivational issues with...I'm also dealing with motivational issues with the blog right now as life gets crazy. Emma, you're inspiring me to get back to it!Britt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34761612284290653072018-02-15T10:09:00.897-08:002018-02-15T10:09:00.897-08:00First, I'm thrilled that my own little piece o...First, I'm thrilled that my own little piece of blogosphere was on this list. And second, I love the list on the right side of Fraidy Cat Eventing! It's been my go-to whenever I am looking for a new read. So thanks for spending the time putting all this together!!! Very helpful :D :DBritt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-6926561783047387682018-02-15T09:38:08.405-08:002018-02-15T09:38:08.405-08:00When I'm having a long day at work, I actually...When I'm having a long day at work, I actually check out the sidebars of people's blogs to find new ones :) Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16396916256682573712018-02-15T09:24:27.230-08:002018-02-15T09:24:27.230-08:00I love this. You are so right, and while I starte...I love this. You are so right, and while I started blogging originally as a way to document by journey with my Standardbred mare, it morphed into something so much more. I look forward to reading everyone's blogs and love having an online community of horsey "friends" that lift me up and make me smile. As an adult ammy with my horses at home, it can be very isolating and reading blogs from people *just like me* with the same struggles and hopes and dreams feels really inclusive and lovely. :-)Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-82707731396360682492018-02-15T06:51:54.538-08:002018-02-15T06:51:54.538-08:00Sometimes I feel very "alone" in my hors...Sometimes I feel very "alone" in my horse obsessive tendencies, and it is a relief to know that I"m not the only one going through these experiences. :) <br /><br />This is a really interesting point, as I don't show my blog roll on my own page...probably need to fix that!Gennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876564188850696147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-41235331734268555242018-02-14T15:55:28.472-08:002018-02-14T15:55:28.472-08:00I will totally cop to trolling your list for more ...I will totally cop to trolling your list for more blogs to read. :) But I've been reading horse blogs for ages - if I had to guess, Dom is probably the one I've read longest, since I kinda followed her over here from Livejournal. I pick up new blogs periodically and discard old ones when they haven't posted in hugely ridiculous long times. (I think once a year I go, "Huh, haven't heard from that blog in a long-ass time..." and might go delete it if I'm bored? Maybe? lol)<br /><br />I actually don't keep a blogroll right now because I use Netvibes as my Google Reader replacement. I'm using the free version, which means a couple of hour delay between when bloggers I read post and when I actually see it, but it does mean I don't have to go hunt anyone down unless I want to comment. (Or realize they haven't posted in forever.) It does mean that I'm a little picky about what blogs I follow, since some of them just... cannot make with the feed in a format that Netvibes can read, but that's OK.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085093380428847252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-23172358667047901122018-02-13T06:54:21.472-08:002018-02-13T06:54:21.472-08:00yea it's been a while for team flying solo.......yea it's been a while for team flying solo.... tho i'm keeping them on my list too just in case! glad you're blogging about your ottb's progress - i love having my old posts to look back on and reference as a gauge for progress. the more often you update, the easier it is to see the positive steps!!!! :Demmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52625956756987474872018-02-13T06:52:24.332-08:002018-02-13T06:52:24.332-08:00i'm excited mugwump is writing again too - i h...i'm excited mugwump is writing again too - i had just gone through my list to drop off a couple that hadn't updated in forever and was wondering if it was time for that one too... but i held off. and then like, the next day she updated! go figure lol.... <br /><br />and i love the community feel too - honestly it's definitely alive and well. so many of the individual authors have since had opportunities to meet others. i've personally met like... maybe even a dozen other bloggers by now? and it's been SO COOLemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10139687940659389292018-02-13T06:50:53.524-08:002018-02-13T06:50:53.524-08:00that's great! and i'll definitely get your...that's great! and i'll definitely get yours added to the list too! that's so cool that you're barn mates with Tracy, seems like you guys have such a great group up there!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-31023941217406432932018-02-13T06:49:09.797-08:002018-02-13T06:49:09.797-08:00aw i miss Marissa too. tho she's come back aft...aw i miss Marissa too. tho she's come back after a lengthy hiatus before, so i'm keeping her in my sidebar just in case!!!! it could happen!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56194074649022217022018-02-13T06:48:17.506-08:002018-02-13T06:48:17.506-08:00that's great! i like making time to comment on...that's great! i like making time to comment on other blogs bc i love getting comments tooemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-59081615755817521442018-02-13T06:47:53.527-08:002018-02-13T06:47:53.527-08:00yay that's great! and it's definitely hear...yay that's great! and it's definitely heartening to see that.... none of us are really in a vacuum with our horses. and that everyone has some similar problems, but also some good ideas for solutions etc too!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88797201120666702292018-02-13T06:46:39.485-08:002018-02-13T06:46:39.485-08:00tis very true! getting to see how other people exp...tis very true! getting to see how other people experience horses in totally different geographic regions / sports / lifestyles can be very eye opening!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25233776905194748312018-02-13T06:45:59.873-08:002018-02-13T06:45:59.873-08:00yesssssss that's exactly how i felt. seeing ot...yesssssss that's exactly how i felt. seeing other bloggers going out and doing cool shit suddenly made me feel like maybe i could do that cool shit too! stuff i'd never even really considered for myself. all bc these folks are out there writing about themselves and their horses in real, down to earth terms that helps me relate. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56246414594197023252018-02-13T06:44:48.125-08:002018-02-13T06:44:48.125-08:00lol that works!lol that works!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70869217979136002242018-02-13T06:44:33.613-08:002018-02-13T06:44:33.613-08:00yea it can be hard to keep up. do you use a feed r...yea it can be hard to keep up. do you use a feed reader like feedly or bloglovin? it can keep track of all the new posts from your favorite blogs so that you can go back and read them when you have time -- and therefore never have to miss anything! that's basically how i do all my reading, honestly. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77605949602906132962018-02-13T06:43:32.276-08:002018-02-13T06:43:32.276-08:00this community.... it's just so freakin wonder...this community.... it's just so freakin wonderful!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61740162502573338512018-02-13T06:43:11.400-08:002018-02-13T06:43:11.400-08:00definitely feel ya on eventing seeming more attain...definitely feel ya on eventing seeming more attainable than other horse sports. that's basically how i felt when i had this super cool, super game arab on my hands. like, what on earth am i supposed to do with this random horse that definitely isn't gonna be a hunter??? but that could be successful??? turns out, eventing was a great fit!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53499793820052230912018-02-13T06:42:01.272-08:002018-02-13T06:42:01.272-08:00there are a lot of really good endurance blogs out...there are a lot of really good endurance blogs out there! and it was a sport i basically knew nothing about before starting to read them! also i hear ya on the amusing drama from sites like fugly horse of the day, tho i gotta admit that i'm pretty grateful that's not much of a feature within this horse community. i love posting my fail pictures too much to worry about someone turning it into a laughing stock!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-24681670136181239142018-02-13T06:40:40.777-08:002018-02-13T06:40:40.777-08:00aw yay, i'm glad to hear that! it's defini...aw yay, i'm glad to hear that! it's definitely a good way to get a fix when horses aren't otherwise fitting into our lives!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84819136446977219122018-02-13T06:39:52.703-08:002018-02-13T06:39:52.703-08:00that's so cool, and i'm right there with y...that's so cool, and i'm right there with ya! i'd more than likely still be taking weekly lessons at an h/j barn if it weren't for this blog. not that there's anything wrong with that, but i've really found my niche in being so much more independent in the eventing world. i also maybe wouldn't have had the opportunity to become such great friends with my barn family. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-48412512912180363412018-02-13T06:38:41.260-08:002018-02-13T06:38:41.260-08:00agreed completely in loving the personal aspect of...agreed completely in loving the personal aspect of it, and getting to know each blogger better. having gotten to meet a few in person i know exactly what you mean - and it's always been as if we're already old friends lol. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2309525447408873162018-02-13T06:37:44.536-08:002018-02-13T06:37:44.536-08:00oh nice!!! i've got her added to the list now ...oh nice!!! i've got her added to the list now too!! and yea i used to creep for years too, but then started commenting regularly once i had my own blog up. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5666081753319967282018-02-12T21:57:28.855-08:002018-02-12T21:57:28.855-08:00I am a very long time lurker of yours.. Like you I...I am a very long time lurker of yours.. Like you I think I started with Behind the Bit and Team Flying Solo (I don't think she blogs at all anymore but I loved hers) which then quickly turned into many many more. I started my blog when I bought my 2nd OTTB because I really wanted to have something to look back on to track our progress. This way when I was just about to murder him I could look back on all the other awful things he used to do and feel better. I unfortunately don't update it often so it turns into a bit of word vomit. I'm hoping this year to be a bit better about this. Thanks for your sidebar! Your's is the first blog I open in the morning to catch up on everyone's entries!Lindsey @ Zeke the Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596272812674500113noreply@blogger.com