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Equestrian Lifestyle, F#, Opinion, Riding
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June 12, 2025

My Trainer Called Me a Weanie

But, she's not wrong.  It's amazing how much environment changes your thinking. One of the reasons I switched back to my old trainer (so, my current trainer) is because I knew she doesn't mess around. She's a tough coach, she doesn't mess around and she pushes students to actually ride the horse.Â[...]

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June 6, 2025

Stu’s Colic

This is a depressing follow up to my last post. I actually never imagined that this would happen to me, but here we are, with a thankfully doing-well-now horse, and a dent of over $6k in my wallet.  My horses have been mostly healthy. We've had a few minor colics, one gross cut, and that one time[...]

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May 19, 2025

What’s Going to Happen With Stu

I moved Stu to a new barn. You should already know this if you follow my YouTube, which you'd better, OR ELSE (for legal reasons this is not a threat.) But if, for some reason, you missed that update, the rumor you just heard in the first paragraph is true. I moved him. This man has been to a lot[...]

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October 26, 2024

Building Up Riding Confidence

I haven't been able to ride much over the past few years. It's been sporadic at best. This is the life of a parent though, kids take a lot of attention that may otherwise be used for riding. Now that my kids are old enough to function and do their own taxes, I decided I'm going to make riding w[...]

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September 8, 2023

Stu’s Modeling Job

Modeling is a tough industry to break into. It's completely subjective on looks, and getting exposure. It can be a matter of networking, knowing the right people, or just being in the right place at the right time. One also needs to have the right personality, or people just won't want to work with[...]

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F#, Horses
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September 2, 2023

Working on My Spin Moves

These days, Stu and I have an understanding. We are a serious partnership, building our skills. When I come to his field, he leaves his grass and comes to me. We head into the barn, barn up, and get ready for some work.  Okay, so... I'm 90% sure that this understanding came about because of[...]

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girl holding reins of horse
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August 29, 2023

Putting the Pieces Together

The last time I posted an update about Stu, I had fallen off. It was quite an experience; he's a tall horse and we were going fast. Although I'm basically over it, I'm always very aware that he's very big, very strong, and could easily do what he wanted, if he choose to. But let's keep that secret[...]

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F#, Horses, Riding
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April 3, 2023

My First Fall From My Young Horse

It was inevitable: I fell off Stu. It was my first fall off of him, and my first fall in about 5 or so years, since I fell off of Berry at a show. It's been a few days now, and I keep coming back to it. It could have been prevented, it was my fault for letting the situation escalate, but he's als[...]

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F#, Horses, Riding
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February 6, 2023

A Re-Introduction to Stu

I moved to a new barn at the beginning of January. Stu was at the previous barn about three months, and it was three months of mostly frustration. I didn't even want to go see him because I wasn't having fun. There were definitely a few rides that felt wonderful, but the majority felt like I was ma[...]

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December 5, 2022

Why Do We Do This?

There are times where I wonder why I still have horses. My life seems complicated enough as it is, and then add that I have three horses spread out on two different properties, all the expense of keeping them, all the time spent caring for them, and all the frustration they add into my life, it jus[...]

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