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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Author Archive: stampyandthebrain
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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2019 Blogger Gift Exchange
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is the annual blogger gift exchange. Tracy from Printable Pony is awesome and does the leg work of matching people up – thank you Tracy! I have met some of the…
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