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chestnut horse and rider walking across a riding arena
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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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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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zebra in the foreground and large tree in the background, on the african safari
Culture, Equestrian Lifestyle
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August 24, 2023

Can You Ride a Zebra Like a Horse?

Zebras are horse's fancy striped cousins. They are exotic animals that are native to Africa, and known for their distinctive black and white stripes. (It's said their stripes are meant to confuse flies!) So they are neat, fancy looking animals, and they are horse shaped. The real question is, can[...]

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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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learning about your horse
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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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May 7, 2020

International Velvet (1978) – An Overview

International Velvet is the sequel to National Velvet, an adorable old film about a girl who races her horse in the Grand National. I loved National Velvet - part of that is nostalgia to watching it as a kid, and part of it is that it's just a good movie! After recently re-watching National Velvet[...]

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History, Horses, International
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March 17, 2020

King Henry VIII and His Horses

We're doing something a little bit different here today. I bet no one was expecting this topic to come up. I wouldn't have expected it either until I happened upon a video that peaked my interest. On the Weird History YouTube channel, there's a video "Things You Didn't Know about King Henry VII."[...]

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Horses, Saint Simeon: "Pony Man"
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February 12, 2016

Pony Man is Undersaddle

I went to visit Pony again, and he is doing amazing. He's even seemed to recognize me! I gave him lots of scratches and he seemed happy enough to see me, even if I did not have treats. He is now undersaddle, with his former feral life only a distant memory. Trainer Sarah brought him down to t[...]

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Horses, Lessons, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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January 13, 2016

My First Grid

I'm trying to get in as many lessons as possible before my next show. Even though I still have to get through my three nervous experiences before getting a good experience, I'd like to make the next one as not nervous as possible. Tuesday, was the first of my two lessons this week. But, instead o[...]

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January 4, 2016

Pony Man Check In

The least exciting thing to happen over the weekend is that I injured my back somehow. It was almost magical how it happened, I went to sleep feeling fine, and then I woke up a cripple, for no apparent reason. Now I'm hobbling around like an old lady, having to use the furniture, husband and pets[...]

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