riding
Where chestnuts try to give me a mental breakdown
You know sometimes when life just seems to be going along nicely and you are taking care of your nice old men horses at home daily and riding your handsome #notachestnut a few times a week and working the minimum…
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Blogger Gift Exchange 2018
One of my favorite things about doing this blog is interacting with other bloggers so being able to take that a step further and do a gift exchange with people (and their horses) is so much fun. Quite a few…
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Bloghop: Favorites of 2018
I just had to get in on this one, thanks Amanda! Favorite show picture Favorite non-show picture View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kristen M. (@stampyandthebrain) Favorite thing you bought Hmm. I feel like I should say…
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Listening
First, thank you for all your kind words on my last post about the clinic. I think maybe part of my issue is that I’m really at a point of uncharted territory with my riding as an adult. As a…
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Mark Leone Clinic 2018
As I mentioned before I was really looking forward to this clinic. Last year I didn’t feel like Maestro was ready to do some of the more intricate courses involved and actually I hesitated a bit to even do it…
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2018 Year End Awards
Last weekend was our awards banquet for our local association. Definitely one of the few times a year I can be seen in a dress! Maestro and I earned some nice awards after a fun season together, plus it’s always…
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Maestro time and farm chores
As expected things settled down a bit post show season for Maestro. He didn’t jump much besides doing the Canter for the Cure derby in the field and I started thinking a bit about what I want to work on…
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One year with Maestro
It’s so crazy to think that last Saturday was a whole year with Maestro as my riding partner. To think I bought my first non-chestnut over 365 days ago. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kristen M….
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SR B Finals 2018
I’ve been having all the thoughts about the fact that show season is over. Especially the fact that my first show season with Maestro is over. Time goes so fast and I feel so lucky to have this pony as…
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