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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Tag Archive: riding
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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Customization
I’ve been busy getting all the things customized for Ernie so I had to share! First up, a stall plate. For some reason the barn workers love to water the name plates while filling the buckets so I opted for…
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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 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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Recovery
It’s so hard to believe it’s 2020 already, where does the time go? I was excited to get to ride Ernie outside the day after Christmas. Since he came just earlier in the month, I figured we were inside until…
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Do Less
Ernie has certainly been reminding me of a few things I used to know, and honestly I’m having fun jumping for the first time in a while now. Ernie’s instructions to me have been very clear – do less. I…
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What Came After, Pt. 2
Starting in July Maestro and I began really struggling. Looking back, my stress and subsequent grief seemed to only add to our issues. P and Stampede always helped me relax and forget my stresses by riding. For some reason Maestro…
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