Last post of 2014!
Hard to believe 2014 is coming to a close already! I rode P on Friday during the day and it was unseasonably warm for winter in Michigan. I decided to ride the beast outside, and once I got to the…
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Stampede
TOA Blog Hop: Shining Star
Shining Star Let’s talk about the biggest achievements your horse has accomplished. I’m not talking about you as a rider – I want to know what your ponykins has done to make you proud. Is there a glorious satin collection,…
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TOA Blog Hop: Making of the Horse
Making of the Horse Last week, we talked about our babies. This week, let’s talk about our greenies. Who trained your horse? Is your ponykins still in the process of figuring out this whole monkey-on-my-back thing, did you send off…
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Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone is enjoying the chance to spend time with family and loved ones, particularly the furry kind! I love spending time at the barn on holidays when it’s quiet and I can take my time with the boys….
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TOA Blog Hop: Horse History – Stampede
So I’m a little slow here, but I think these stories have been cool so I will join in for my boys. History of the Horse Before you met, where was your horse? Who bred him/her? What do you know…
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Better Together
Back to a day by day update this time! Monday night I did a quick bareback hack on Mr. P, followed by a lunge for Stampede. P and I disagreed about the kind of canter we wanted, so I ended…
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Around and Around
It is definitely hard to make lunging anything but boring. It’s also hard not to be in the way of other people working in the ring. It probably doesn’t help that there is someone else who has a horse coming…
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Think Positive
I can’t really say exactly what has made me so sad with the outcome of this vet visit. Maybe just a final acknowledgement that working with a horse with arthritis in his spine is never going to be easy and…
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November’s 10 Questions
I decided to take some time to digest the information I got from the vet, as well as give him time to send me the discharge notes so I will remember all the details correctly. The news was not too…
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Every day is a winding road
On the eve of Stampede going to see the vet about his back (again), I thought I would do a quick update on him and share a video of his current movement so we can compare during and after his…
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