Elephant Leg
Phoenix and I had another lazy bareback ride on Wednesday, nothing exciting. Thursday I rode Stampede, who was a bit excited after having a few days off. We did a nice hack then did a few flying changes with Christie…
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Tag Archive: riding
Horse Show
The more time that goes by since the horse show the happier I am with how Stampede was. His biggest issue is that he is never the same horse at shows that he is on a normal day and that…
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Mane pulling
I realized that I have not posted about the method I learned to pull Stampede’s mane with less drama (except that one time a few weeks ago, oops!). It’s really interesting how you can go along for years just thinking…
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Liebster & Horse show prep
HOW TO ACCEPT THE AWARD: The Liebster Blog Award is a way to recognize blogs who have less than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word that means beloved and valued. Here are the rules for accepting the award: Thank the person who nominated…
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It’s getting hot in here
After I got back Wednesday night from the conference I convinced my husband to come out to the barn with me so I could get both horses ridden before the barn closed. We drove separately so I could get Stampy…
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Back at it
I got on Stampede Sunday to see how he was doing. The lameness was almost gone, just a tiny bit off yet. I decided to give him a vacation until Thursday and see where we were. In the afternoon I…
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Floating
That feeling you get when you are cantering along in perfect harmony. Last night I was riding out in the field, tracking right, and there it was. Stampede was forward on his own, balanced, powerful, relaxed, and so happy. No…
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The horse phase
Not sure if everyone has seen this already, but I saw it on pinterest the other day and thought it perfectly described me! I had a good week with the furry boys. Monday Christie rode P with me and Stampy….
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Plastic bags and goose fights
We have been having some gorgeous weather here. Highs in the upper 60s or lower 70s and lows in the 50s. Really awesome. You can ride in a t-shirt and not sweat all over. Tuesday was my lesson day, Christie…
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Secretly Painted
So one of my pet peeves is that people don’t realize what breed Phoenix is. To me it seems incredibly obvious that he is a paint. He not only has white above his front knee, but a few other spots…
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