Work It
Feels like I ran around this whole week. A work function kept me from riding Phoenix on Monday, so I started off behind on my riding schedule. Tuesday my friend Jessica ended up doing the flat part of the lesson…
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Tag Archive: riding
No Stirrups Sunday
Somehow Christie and I decided that Sundays should be a no stirrup day for us. She also specified that I must do no stirrups on Stampede, just to keep things fair. So yesterday was our first no stirrup Sunday. The…
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Mobilization Exercises
When I went to MSU to get Stampede’s back injected again, I also met with Narelle Stubbs, who palpated Stampede all over and recommended specific exercises to benefit his back issues. She provided me with a copy of her book,…
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Throwback Thursday – 2010 Showing
This is my 99th Post! Will have to make 100 a good one! Stampede barely survived an encounter with another horse out in the field on Monday. Someone was grazing their mare back where we cut the hay and the…
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The New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix
First some pictures I took of P on Saturday. I sold his old stable sheet since he had reached fat kid in a little coat status and someone got a new horse of appropriate size at the barn. Spoiled P…
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Back in the Saddle
Yesterday I got out to the barn around 2:30 and prepared to ride Stampede. He was back to his happy self when I groomed him and put the saddle on. Got out to the ring just as my trainer was…
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Stampy’s Road Trip
Well everything went as intended, and I now own a large TB with a shaved stripe down his back. Got up early and hurried out to the barn to get Stampede all wrapped up for his road trip. Stampede got…
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Friendship
Today one of my best friends, J, came out to ride with me. We met many years ago, back when I had my first horse, Zipper, and she was leasing a pony from a camp for the summer. Needless to…
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Feels like fall
I had a very busy week at work since Monday is the final extended due day on tax returns for businesses and trusts. Due to that, my evening rides weren’t particularly exciting. Stampede hasn’t been particularly fun since he went…
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Insanity
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein Stampede is back in full flatwork since he proved to have enough energy to hop around like a crazy animal in the field Friday…
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