Smithbridge Stable

04/23/2026

Forsythia, daffodils and all flowers yellow be a-bursting with bloom!!!

10/11/2025

Had a nice and spicy ride on Dancer today! Only one real spook: She shot backwards so I reassured her. The one I got her to walk past without twitching ears was a board sticking into the arena. The other was a hidden-from-view-but-not-from-hearing dog behind a hedge. She knew from experience that that dog wasn’t friendly to horses so I can’t blame her for her reaction. She didn’t shake my balance one bit! My wondrous w***h!

09/08/2025

Dancer was lively when I rode her yesterday. The green monster was baaack; lots of jumping around and querying ears. My wondrous w***h!!!

08/28/2025

Dancer started shedding her summer coat two Saturdays before last. Sigh…it’s weeks earlier than the usual August 21st!

06/26/2025

This morning, Dancer said: “I’m going nowhere near that green monster (mounting block)” when I pointed her at a ground pole. She siddled around and sidestepped it. The monster changed back to its old self when I made her do a tight turn and persuaded her that she could indeed step over the pole. Long live Dancer! She keeps me laughing!

06/02/2025

04/21/2025

There be leaves on trees!!

12/24/2024

Smithbridge Stable wishes all of you a very merry Christmas and the best New Year of all!!!

11/08/2024

So, today, Dancer said “now that you’re feeling stronger, I will play some tricks on you”. First there was a spook, which I didn’t laugh at because it was real. I did laugh at the “I don’t want to go there” attempts. Oh, my wondrous w***h, you know just what I like!

09/05/2024

Dancer was feeling her oats when I rode her yesterday, but contained her excitement. She je**ed a bit when a far-away shot rang out; the jerk was barely noticeable to lookers-on. Such a wondrous w***h who makes sure I need not fear a fall! Her reward are a bagful of carrots and a trot to her turnout.

08/01/2024

Dancer is already shedding her summer coat. Bonnie said she is not alone, that others are shedding, too! They usually start around August 21st.