Pony problems
So as you could tell from my Wednesday post, Stampede had managed to foil my plans to show yet again this year. I guess at least I didn’t care as much since I’d only gotten to do one show all…
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Phoenix
Saturday lesson, Sunday ride
Saturday Stampy and I had our last lesson before the horse show at the barn next weekend, which is the last show of the season. Since we didn’t get qualified for the medal finals in the one show we did…
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Saddle addiction
If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you know that I’ve gone on a lot of saddle searches and dealt with lots of fit issues. The main factor that makes the saddle hunt so hard for me is that…
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Memory Lane
Yesterday marked three years since Phoenix stepped off the trailer as my horse for the second time. This got me looking through my old scrapbook that I made while I was in high school. Looking through the pages always brings…
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Passion
The barn taught me passion. Very few people get to experience passion at its core, in the way that it is meant to be felt. Not the passion of winning—that is superficial and relative. But rather the passion that you…
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Choke
Tuesday night when I arrived at the barn to take care of P before my lesson on Stampede I knew something was wrong as soon as P looked at me. He was miserable, and clear saliva was coming out of…
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More sand tests and lots of pony time
This week I rode P both Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday I had the saddle on and we even jumped an X a few times in the ring after flatting in the field. P was super excited about jumping something, as…
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Wordless Wednesday
Sunday in the field
Almost every Sunday this time of year is spent doing a fun ride in the field. Nothing to improve your horse’s mood better than some time spent out in the open and away from the riding arena. On Sundays I…
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Saddle Pads
So Friday I had the rare day off from riding. My friend Christie had ridden P for me the night before so this could happen. We went shopping together for several hours, then went to Olive Garden for dinner. Yum!…
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