On Schedule
First things first, I finally got my second Ogilvy pad all sorted out (they sent the wrong inserts the first time) and it’s officially in action! This one belongs to Mr. P. 1″ inserts with front lifts for the pony…
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Phoenix
The Great Outdoors
With the horse show over, Stampede took a vacation until Thursday. He spent his mornings napping in his pasture and evenings eating grass in the shade of some big trees. Sounds luxurious to me! Thursday Stampede had a lunge in…
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Big pony, tiny stride
The theme for the show weekend was the inability of my huge horse to make it down the lines because he was just SO exhausted. We schooled well Thursday, a bit lazy over fences after a slightly spooky flat (that…
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Bareback Pad Review plus pony update
As a rider who spends what I believe to be an above average amount of time riding bareback (at least once a week), I wanted to review the two different bareback pads I’ve owned and used. Coolback Bareback Pad Since…
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Wildlife and pony socks
As you can tell from my last post about Hoary Alyssum, my week wasn’t really that great for riding. Monday was the first day the boys’ legs starting getting big. P was looking ouchy all over pretty much so I…
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Hoary Alyssum strikes again
Hoary Alyssum is a weed that can be toxic to horses. It is also a weed that grows on the property where I keep my horses. I was unfortunate to experience the effect of this weed on my horses for…
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Better late then never
So first a show recap to go with the picture I posted on Wednesday! This picture is from our first class of the weekend, which was equitation over fences. He was great, just one late lead change where I think…
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In One Piece
Since I haven’t written about what the boys have been up to for a while, I figured it was time. Phoenix had a sudden lameness the week before last where he was fine at night but came out of his stall…
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Viva Carlos Magical Blog Hop: Bit It Up
This week on L’s blog hop, we are discussing what bits our beasties go in and used in the past. Stampede Well when I first started with Stampede I put him in a simple single jointed racing D since that…
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Viva Carlos Magical Blog Hop: Continuation School
As L asked in one of her now famous Blog Hop questions – with all of the problems that come with riding and owning horses, why do you keep riding? This question immediately made me think of a poem my friend Jessica…
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