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It’s Time to Train Stu

September 17, 2019 1 Comment

It’s important to train at the right moment, or you’ll mess everything up!

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  1. Joan says:
    September 18, 2019 at 8:06 am

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It's been a while since I introduced myself, so ti It's been a while since I introduced myself, so time to do it again! Hi! I'm Courtney, equine enthusiast and professional portrait photographer. This is my own professional portrait...of myself. I have an account just for portrait photography @courtneynoelstudio and then this account for horses, personal, and more... "experimental photography"... so to speak. I have too many horses, which I complain about all the time. You grow up thinking you want a barn full, and then you realize you don't even have enough time to ride them all. And then you're too attached to sell any. And more horses just keep appearing. It's like once you know the magic code of horse ownership you're suddenly overwhelmed with how many horses life throws at you. One horse? Why not two? Why not three? Why not 34???? Btw, I have four horses. Four horses is too many horses for one person. (But... But all justified!! One pony, one retired, one riding horse and one prospect!!! See, it works!!!! ((Spoiler alert: it was not working)) *Ahem* But really I'm just glad I'm actually riding again after a couple years off. It's feeling good!! And maybe it will all work out! So that's me in a nutshell - photographer and I complain a lot, but still optimistic! Nice to meet you!!!
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