Lackluster
After some great rides with Stampede last week, he was totally different this week. I’m guessing he must be back sore for some reason, because he was angry and didn’t want to move off my leg. He also didn’t want…
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Tag Archive: Stampede
Hard work and lots of fun
My lesson on Saturday was great. We worked hard on the flat – posting trot with only one stirrup, extended trot with no stirrups, two point, collected trot, canter with no stirrups, etc. Stampede really seems to enjoy when we…
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Darkness
We are getting to the sad point of the year where riding outside after work becomes difficult because it gets dark so fast. It’s always sad because it’s also the best riding weather in my opinion. Tuesday we managed to…
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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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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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Wordless Wednesday – Stampede strikes a pose
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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