on nascar and equestrian sports

and developing horsepower

Today, Pam’s late. She’s a week late.

Our daughter’s riding coach is having a baby.

It’s super exciting.

Well. It would be great if Pam were having her baby right now given that her baby is behaving much like a library book. She’s overdue.

This past week we were at our first ever big deal horse show thing.

We went to a couple of horse shows last year. They were of the smaller deal variety.

These events are like rivers in the back woods. They have their own particular flows. There are rapids. There are calm sections. There are little eddies to get caught up in.

Pam knows these waters well. At prior shows Pam was able to ground myself, my daughter and the Barbie pony just by being around. She’s super caring and reassuring. She’s an outstanding coach. She’s ready to be a great mom.

At the horse shows last year, Pam really helped ground us. She helped us understand the flow of the day. Pam helped steady both my daughter and the Barbie show pony. But overdue? She wasn’t able to do that last wee…