04/26/2026
It’s almost been a month since we bought Flying M Stables, and I still wake up every morning wondering who let me live this dream. Everything about this place is exciting. Every day feels like a new episode of “What Will the Barn Throw at Us Today?”
Yesterday I took my mini drag around the track for the first time and it held its own! I tested it on the new arena footing too, and today Legacy gets to be my quality control inspector. I’m also in the process of upgrading to a new arena drag… or at least I think I am. A few late nights in a row and I’ve apparently mastered the art of putting something in a shopping cart and then forgetting to actually check out. Mentally, I’ve purchased it.
I’m an organizer at heart. I like systems. I like clarity. I like things to make sense...even if my bedroom, my LQ trailer, and my house would all like to respectfully disagree. But in my barn? I need everything so obvious you could do chores half asleep, in the dark, wearing two of the same shoes.
So I printed and laminated a giant satellite map of the pastures to make turnout idiot‑proof and printed a smaller one to go on the clipboard for easy access. I wrote out a crystal‑clear feed chart and I even hand‑drew a stall map because Photoshop and I were not seeing eye‑to‑eye on the barn layout. My crew took one look at the daily to‑do list and jumped in with a perfect mix of competence and “wait… what?”
We’ve got more projects lined up, events in the works, and every day feels a little smoother than the last. My next mission is to build a schedule for work parties so we can clean up and highlight some of the history Flying M Stables has hiding around. And if we can get it all done by the end of summer? I’m absolutely hosting a community night with a drive‑in movie. The parking lot is begging for it.
Here’s to month one: It's been a bit chaotic, very exciting, and it's exactly where we’re meant to be.
