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August 18, 2020

Baby’s First Pony Ride

It seems like just days ago she was born, and now she's hit another milestone - her first pony ride!!! She's been born in another way: introduced to the wonder of riding.  Naturally, she has already been around horses, since she lives on a horse farm, but I have never let he[...]

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Equestrian Lifestyle, Horses, Riding Lesson
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August 15, 2017

Horse Professionals and Customer Service

I read an article a few months ago, Is My Relationship with My Trainer Normal? It annoyed me greatly at the time, and I thought about it again recently as I've been searching for a new trainer, and customer service has been on my mind a lot.  To me, this article basically amounts to a traine[...]

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Farm Life, Horses, Riding Lesson, Saint Simeon: "Pony Man"
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June 5, 2017

New Trainer, New Adventures

This last weekend was as action packed as any horse-obsessed person could want. It had all the excitement of a lesson, baby horses, moving hay, and a horse show! I need an extra day off to recover from this madness.  Today's topics - Lesson and hay.  I was half-heartedly looking at n[...]

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Fitness, Horses, Riding Lesson
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December 29, 2016

The Most Painful Lesson

Holy mackerel! A post actually about riding! I don't think I've done one of these in months! Because I haven't ridden in months! Yes, what I said in the previous sentence is true. I haven't ridden since I started my new job, because I don't have lights at home, and it's dark all the time. On the[...]

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Horses, Riding Lesson
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July 18, 2016

Playing Polo for the First Time

I have discovered the most amazing riding discipline. I am shocked that I never attempted this before, because it is so amazing, I am now obsessed. Clearly since I wrote it in the title of this post, we all know that I'm talking about Polo. Next time I'll try to make it more suspenseful and dramatic[...]

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Horses, Riding Lesson, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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May 20, 2016

Still Talking About Flying Lead Changes

The above picture cracks me up. It just looks so casual, like I'm not even moving, just relaxing - "Oh hey guys, what you are up to? I'm just sitting on this horse here, I'll probably be finished about noon." I feel like I'll never shut up about these dang lead changes. I still don't have confir[...]

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Horses, Riding Lesson, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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April 5, 2016

Flying Lead Changes: The Reckoning

It was time for another try at getting Berry's lead changes. Super skilled rider hopped on her again for another attempt. I warmed up Berry and we started the lesson, working on lengthening the trot and the canter. Since lengthening the canter sometimes felt like galloping, this was quite fun! It[...]

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Horses, Riding Lesson, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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March 23, 2016

Handing Over the Reins

We were on what felt like the millionth exercise to teach Berry and I lead changes. We started going down the long side, circling, leg yelding back to the rail, and asking for the change. The leg yeld was easy. The change was not, and wouldn't happen. I could sense Berry's annoyance. I ended up aski[...]

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Horses, Riding Lesson, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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February 29, 2016

More Course Work, with a Grid-Oxer!

I had an amazing ride on Saturday. Berry was so perfect, she was like an old school horse. She is clearly better at this course/jumping business than I am, and I am so thankful she doesn't take advantage of my floppy self. (although I've been promised lots of no stirrup work, so floppy will soon be[...]

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learning flying changes
Horses, Riding Lesson, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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February 23, 2016

Flying Changes

The day has arrived - Berry and I's lesson focusing on learning our flying changes. Hilariously enough, Berry caught on way faster than I did, and I could sense her irritation at me not getting it right. We started with cantering a squared off figure eight, preparing for the change going through[...]

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