What I’m looking for…
At the beginning of my new horse search my trainer had me put together a list of what I was looking for so I wanted to share that. I’ve added extra notes to clarify what some items are about. 5-8…
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Mid year goals update
Wow, I didn’t think I had accomplished much but looking at this goals list I am pretty proud! Here’s a link to my last goal update. Comments in italics next to each item are updates! Personal Goals Maintain my current weight…
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Barn name winner and life with ponies at home
First things first, I had a contest right before the ponies came home asking for votes and suggestions on a barn name. Ultimately, I decided to go with Morstone Acres. The words mean a lot to me and speak to…
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Ponies Coming Home – The Realization of a Dream
Last weekend preparations continued for ponies coming home… Then yesterday…. Then they posed for some cute photos I could share… Their first time outside in the pasture a couple of hours later included a bit of trotting around and some…
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My barn needs a name!
I figured since everyone is so great at this, I’d put out a request for help coming up with a barn name. I do have two names in mind but would love to come up with something better. So originally…
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Nearing the finish line
Although the weather here has been the opposite of cooperative we’ve still been making progress on getting the place ready for the boys to come home when we can. At this point the fence is the item holding us back…
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OMG we built some stuff!
When we left off on barn progress the husband and I were just starting to put up the stall fronts. While the husband was off on a work trip new gutters got installed on the barn – no more rotted…
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Happy 16th Birthday Stampede!
The beast turns 16 today! This past year has been very up and down with the beast. We had one final show season together, finishing in 6th in the local B level 18-35 hunter division. We followed that up by…
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Now we Build!
I’ve been so busy I’ve been bad at sharing barn renovation progress on the blog! Not to worry my Instagram (@stampyandthebrain) gets regular progress pictures if you are on there. In case you haven’t been following along, here are updates…
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Happy 28th Birthday Phoenix!
How can Phoenix be 28 already! Like I did last year, I took a few shots of P from the side for memory sake. I also made P a cake this year, which he loved and didn’t even share with…
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