At Home
Since nothing is happening on the Ernie and riding front, I thought I would share some updates on the boys at Morstone Acres. First up, the original, Mr. P View this post on Instagram Cleaning up in the barn and…
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Author Archive: stampyandthebrain
Happy 31st Birthday Phoenix!!
Every year I am so thankful that Phoenix has made another trip around the sun. I feel so insanely lucky to have gotten to spend so much time with him. I think being apart for nine years has helped me…
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Before Photos of Vinny
I wanted to share some “before” photos I finally snapped of Vinny the other day. Vinny has had an eventful time since arriving. First up was some dewormer Thursday night after I weight taped him (just under 800 lbs and…
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Welcome Vinny!
So when I posted last week about looking for a new friend for Mr. P, I admit I did have something already in the works. The Saturday before, my husband and I had driven to a local rescue to see…
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Because he deserves the best
Quite suddenly after I got a new load of hay in, Mr. P started leaving balls of quidded hay all over. Honestly, if I didn’t specifically pile the bales of hay you would have no idea which is old or…
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First Show of 2020
This past Sunday my barn hosted a local member show, which is basically an elevated schooling show. In the morning school horse kids did classes, then there were classes for the boarders. In addition, a couple other very local barns trailered…
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Saddle-less Saturdays
One of my favorite things to do it ride bareback. When Phoenix was still being ridden at least 50% of our rides were bareback rides. I even rode Stampede bareback at times despite his massive withers (and with the help…
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Mr. P Update
Last year Phoenix had a lot of poop problems which I posted about as I worked to figure out what was going on with veterinary help. Posts on that are here and here (complete with interesting x-rays showing before and after…
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Recovery
It’s so hard to believe it’s 2020 already, where does the time go? I was excited to get to ride Ernie outside the day after Christmas. Since he came just earlier in the month, I figured we were inside until…
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Do Less
Ernie has certainly been reminding me of a few things I used to know, and honestly I’m having fun jumping for the first time in a while now. Ernie’s instructions to me have been very clear – do less. I…
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