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The good. The bad. The okay. Part II
After she finally came sound on Oct 5th, we had just barely over 2 weeks to prep for the very last show of the season. My only goal for the show is
Tag : Showing
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"What Not How"
Lately, I've been hooked on Mike Rowe's podcast, The Way I Heard It. His guests are from all walks of life and cover the political spectrum.
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When Losing is Still Winning - Part 2
Sean Cunningham, owner and trainer at STC Dressage, has worked really hard to help change my mind set about showing. With Speedy, I may have had some
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When Losing is Still Winning - Part 1
Spoiler alert: This Sunday, I earned the lowest RIDER'S CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF AIDS score in my 12 years as a dressage rider. I also got some
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best week all year
I absolutely have a half-drafted show recap from June awaiting completion, but at this point it seems foolish to dwell that far in the past when just
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And If All Else Goes Wrong, Izzy, I'll Be Alright - Part 3
Part 1Part 2Besides having what I considered a really successful show day, I was also lucky enough to find a County Saddle Fitter at the show. A few
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And If All Else Goes Wrong, Izzy, I'll Be Alright - Part 2
Part 1All of that feel good stuff from yesterday was real. It didn't come easy at first though because I was stressed out about the uncooperative
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And if all else goes wrong, Izzy, I'll be alright - Part 1
Some of you might remember that a few years ago, my migraines got so bad that getting out of bed became difficult. As bad as it hurt, I just couldn't
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“the display screen showing the status of the disaster mitigation effort—all the ships, people, Jedi, Republic, locals. Red, green, blue, worlds, lives, hope, despair.”
the display screen showing the status of the disaster mitigation effort—all the ships, people, Jedi, Republic, locals. Red, green, blue, worlds,
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Mid-Summer Dressage Show
We went to a CDS-Rated show on Sunday, and we actually made it into the ring this time. I know Sean Cunningham, owner and trainer at STC Dressage is
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get organized! (aspen h.t.)
The truck curse was still with me two weeks later when Aspen Farms Horse Trials rolled around. Wednesday I took an eight hour roadtrip back to Yakima
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getting back into it (ei h.t.)
When I lived in California we used to say that Trainer B was cursed because her truck would always break down at the most inopportune time: on the
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It’s ShowTime
I have two big things I wanted to share, so let’s start with the best one first!! Our darling girl has officially made it to her first horse show.
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South Not North
In the usual way of things, we have a change of plans for our summer show schedule! Instead of heading north to Michigan to enjoy GLEF for two weeks,
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We Went to a Show
We did go to a show, but we didn't actually "show." It was the first time I've ever scratched. I've almost done it plenty of times before,