Ernie Update: Awards, PRP, & a Cough
I ended up with a few smaller items to share that all relate to Ernie so why not do them together in one post. Year End Awards – On our local B circuit we ended up champion in low adult…
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Blog Hop: 2020 Summary, COVID Edition
Had to join in on this great blog hop from Alberta Equest. What’s the best thing that happened to you in 2020? Personal: Working from home. Losing the commute, having access to eat my favorite foods and snacks during the day…
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Mark Leone Clinic 2020
Despite all the COVID-19 related craziness we still had a Mark Leone clinic the weekend before Thanksgiving this year. There were of course less people allowed to audit and safety measures in force, but it was nice to do something…
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Landsafe Clinic
Back at the end of October I got the chance to do a Landsafe clinic. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since Jen (Cob Jockey) and Olivia (DIY Horse Ownership) wrote about their experiences on their blogs. I randomly looked…
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Last Show of the Season
My last show of the season, Medal finals weekend, was the weekend before last. The September 15th deadline has kept me busy since then however! The best part of the weekend might be this cute jumping photo of me and…
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That’s a new one, hoof edition
As many of you know, I have a long history with some pretty interesting hoof abscesses. In fact, if you search abscess on my page, you get 32 results. Now 33. Yikes! Last week, just before my two week anniversary…
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Horse Shows!
I’ve now done two rated horse shows with Ernie, one on property and one away show last weekend. Below is a recap of each show. HR Show First up was the home show that was the second weekend of July….
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The Weirdest PPE
As I mentioned in my last post, I had a very strange experience with Ernie’s pre-purchase exam. First though, let’s back up to my decision making process regarding buying Ernie. If you remember back in December when he came on…
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The Longest Tax Season
Back in April when it was announced that everyone would get an automatic extension of the payment deadline for any tax returns due April 15th and after to July 15th I certainly didn’t understand what that meant for me. I…
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First Show of 2020
This past Sunday my barn hosted a local member show, which is basically an elevated schooling show. In the morning school horse kids did classes, then there were classes for the boarders. In addition, a couple other very local barns trailered…
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