Adventures with my favorite horses
To say I’ve been waiting a long time to go to an away show may be downplaying things a bit. I’ve been with my current barn/trainer for 10 years this month and until this past weekend I had never gone…
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Despite lots of improvement at our last show, I was still feeling like Maestro and I needed another chance to iron out the kinks in the show ring. I don’t actually qualify for any rated divisions at the barn’s C…
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Armed with the knowledge of what went wrong last show and a forecast involving lots of rain trainer and I formulated a plan for the young beast. Trainer rode and jumped him Monday then I did a longer flat Tuesday…
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I suppose I’ve held off long enough sharing a recap on my first outdoor show with Maestro which happened in early June, shortly after the poor guy fell with me while we were trotting around the ring. Having not fallen…
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So two weeks ago from yesterday (why yes I’m behind and also owe you a show recap too!) it was a fairly nice Sunday for a quick flat ride with my friend D who I don’t get to ride with…
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So way back on the 28th of April a certain special needs horse celebrated his 17th birthday and I have failed to blog appropriately! Somehow the horse who no one liked but me has become the favorite of both my…
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So I’m alive and mostly recovered from tax season! I’m not sure I would recommend transitioning straight from working long hours to horse showing but it was a fun weekend regardless of my level of tired being high. I did…
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Wanted to get a recap out of the show I did the weekend before last before I forget details! I decided to try having my trainer school Maestro Friday during the day to see if her preparing him would make…
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After spending March of 2006 through February of 2017 doing almost all my jumping and all my showing on a big chestnut thoroughbred with back issues it’s definitely been a bit of a strange experience working with Maestro. I love…
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Long post ahead but lots of media too! So obviously the day after I write a post about how well the chestnut boys are doing I go out at night to clean stalls to find Phoenix on three legs (he…
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