The Squeak
On Friday I rode Stampede out in the field for the first time this year. Other than a bit of spookiness in his usual spot he was very good and I believe enjoyed the change of scenery. We even trotted…
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Tag Archive: Saddle
Saturday lesson, Sunday ride
Saturday Stampy and I had our last lesson before the horse show at the barn next weekend, which is the last show of the season. Since we didn’t get qualified for the medal finals in the one show we did…
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Saddle addiction
If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you know that I’ve gone on a lot of saddle searches and dealt with lots of fit issues. The main factor that makes the saddle hunt so hard for me is that…
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When horses attack…
Monday I decided to finish pulling Stampede’s mane in preparation for the show next weekend. In the past Stampede needed to be drugged for mane pulling, but last year I learned a new method and he had already allowed me to…
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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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Just a little guy
Lunch time post today. So here are some pictures of Stampede with someone more average in height. My friend Christie is about 5’2″. I did ask the woman at Beval about getting the same saddle I have but in a…
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Winter?
So it’s been a really nice unseasonably warm weekend for November in Michigan. I ended up working too late Wednesday night so I didn’t get to take a lesson and there was a clinic at the barn this weekend, so…
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Tired!
I don’t think I’ve recovered from Phoenix being sick yet. I’ve been working overtime and going to see the boys every night. Not to mention my road trip to Columbus last weekend and the New Albany Classic (which was awesome…
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Too busy
I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to post. I had a lesson on Tuesday where Stampy was really lazy. We had a long break before we jumped since the people jumping lower go first. I think he was just…
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Saddle Stories
Well since Hillary at Equestrian at Hart has been talking about her saddle search, I thought I’d join in and share my saddle woes as well. Until I got Stampede my saddle searches were simple – find a saddle that fits me…
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