Happy Birthday Stampede!
Hard to believe this big boy is twelve already. It may be part of a bigger quest for extra treats but Stampede was very good this week. He survived an alone ride outside with no drama and we had a…
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Tag Archive: riding
Lone Ranger
Thursday night started out as a ride with my friend Christie and her horse Mikey. It soon became obvious though that Mikey wasn’t moving correctly so Stampede and I found ourselves alone in the ring. It was a beautiful night…
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Recovery
Not only am I free from the chains of tax season now, but Stampede jumped his first full course in months last Wednesday. He was much better than expected, quiet and happily forward, just the way I wanted him to…
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Spring is here!
I actually rode outside quite a few times this week. Spring is coming! Jumped Stampede over a small X on Tuesday night and he was very excited about it, which is a good sign. Had a nice bareback ride on…
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Stampy redeems himself
So after my horrible ride on Stampede outside last weekend I was fairly averse to the idea of riding outside today while the temperature was still just in the high 40’s. Yet it’s hard to resist escaping the indoor after…
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Anatomical Girths?
First things first. I really want to get an anatomical girth for Stampede because he has a forward girth groove and I’m tired of trying to make things line up. The issue is that I need a 58″ girth. Seems…
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Loooonnnng Week
I rode Stampede again Thursday, Saturday, and today. We did just walk and trot Thursday, and while he felt better than he did on Monday, it wasn’t perfect. Yesterday he felt even better yet, only missing with his back-end at…
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What does it mean?
So last night I got on Stampede for the first time since his injections. He didn’t get angry when I curried him, but then he did when I brushed his right side and when I put the saddle on. He…
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The leg saga continues and clean tack
I gave Stampy most of the week off since he wasn’t quite right last Sunday. I got on him Friday and he felt better, but he still didn’t seem to be willing to use his back-end as well as usual….
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Frustration, horse legs, and shopping
It was super cold this week, finally warming up today. Most of the week the wind chills were in the negative numbers. Tuesday was the worst of the days and it happened to be a riding day for Mr P…
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