Rain, rain, go away
The last few day have been full of spring rain. Monday P and I got a quick ride in outside before the rain came. He was a nut though, which is unusual for him. Full of himself and taking advantage…
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Phoenix
Recovery
Not only am I free from the chains of tax season now, but Stampede jumped his first full course in months last Wednesday. He was much better than expected, quiet and happily forward, just the way I wanted him to…
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Spring is here!
I actually rode outside quite a few times this week. Spring is coming! Jumped Stampede over a small X on Tuesday night and he was very excited about it, which is a good sign. Had a nice bareback ride on…
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Stampy redeems himself
So after my horrible ride on Stampede outside last weekend I was fairly averse to the idea of riding outside today while the temperature was still just in the high 40’s. Yet it’s hard to resist escaping the indoor after…
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Happy birthday Mr. P!
Happy 24th birthday to the equine love of my life, Phoenix! We had a great time taking pictures of P with his birthday hat on last night. As you can tell from the pictures, Stampede was a little jealous. I’ll…
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Anatomical Girths?
First things first. I really want to get an anatomical girth for Stampede because he has a forward girth groove and I’m tired of trying to make things line up. The issue is that I need a 58″ girth. Seems…
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Loooonnnng Week
I rode Stampede again Thursday, Saturday, and today. We did just walk and trot Thursday, and while he felt better than he did on Monday, it wasn’t perfect. Yesterday he felt even better yet, only missing with his back-end at…
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What does it mean?
So last night I got on Stampede for the first time since his injections. He didn’t get angry when I curried him, but then he did when I brushed his right side and when I put the saddle on. He…
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Stampy goes on a road trip
So Monday morning my trainer and I trailered Stampede up to MSU for his bone scan. The vets walked and trotted him up and down and aisle way, then walked him around with a towel over his eyes. I was…
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On a quest for answers
Honestly my absence has been a bit purposeful. The aftermath of Stampede’s lameness examination was not really what I was expecting or hoping. After these last couple years of trying to figure out what has been bothering Stampede I was…
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