All Aboard the Struggle Bus
Long post ahead but lots of media too! So obviously the day after I write a post about how well the chestnut boys are doing I go out at night to clean stalls to find Phoenix on three legs (he…
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Hot Showers and Sharp Teeth
Well for about two weeks now I’ve wondered about two things: Why do I live somewhere that it gets this cold? Why did I think it would be fun to have horses at home and do all their care in…
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Ear Icicles
I have definitely found the learning curve for winter horse care with ponies at home to be much larger than summer. As I mentioned in my last post, Stampede is pretty insistent that I keep him warm and dressing him…
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Pitchfork, Ice, & a Slobbery Stocking
Well the first news is quite sad. After only 6 months of fairly light use my first pitchfork has a fatal injury. He (yes all poo forks are male) was a Christmas gift from my best friend and a starting…
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The Great Name Search
I.E. Please help me pick a show name for the bay guy! So I obviously kept his barn name, Maestro, but I feel a bit meh about the show name they were using which is “The Maestro”. I really don’t…
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Doing all the things
Sometimes I will be talking to non-horse friends and listing out what I have been up to and I realize I’m just talking too much and no one cares about all the things I’ve been doing in the barn and with…
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Too Much Fun!
I have to say I’m just having so much fun jumping Maestro. We have plenty to work on but I love that feeling of heading to a jump and the horse you are on is just loving what he’s doing…
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Winter is Coming
Does anyone else feel like we went directly from summer to winter with barely any middle ground? I know I posted some pictures of leaves changing color but temps were still warm and now I’m freezing and there was sleet…
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Being Brave and Building Trust
The title of this post seems to be the theme for me with Maestro currently. Maestro is most certainly not Phoenix or Stampede who I’ve ridden for many years and know extremely well. Starting over with a new horse, especially one…
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New Horse Media
I had started to do a write up of our first rides but then it kind of got too far away so I’m going with less detailed. The saddest part of finally getting the new horse (besides emptying my savings account)…
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