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12 Days of (Horsey) Christmas: Wrap It Up!
Laura featured really nifty saddle pads and saddle covers from Padded Ponies a couple days ago with fun bright colours and patterns. I was inspired to compliment that post with polo wraps that come in...
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OK you last minute shoppers, now you have really done it. It is December 23 and you STILL have not purchased your horsey friends and family members their gifts. Tsk, tsk.Well do not fear because all...
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12 Days of (Horsey) Christmas: Last Minute Shopping
If you're reading this post and haven't gotten anything yet, wow aren't you lucky! Have I got a great quick gift for the equestrian in your life. Gloves. I used to loathe wearing gloves to ride or do...
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, everyone. Hope you and your family (horses included) have a wonderful holiday.
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2014 Goals in Review
So, last year I set a lot of riding-related goals for 2014. And I did not achieve most of them. Most of this was due to a lack of money so I am not going to stress about this too much. Just need to be...
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Year in Review: 2014 and a blog hop
I love year in review posts! For one, I love reading about all the stuff everyone has accomplished in the year. I am always amazed by how much cool stuff everyone seems to do! While my own progress...
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A NYE lesson and vacillating in the void
Be B has an abscess and while she is on the road to recovery, we are giving her a few days off work. As a result, on New Years Eve I rode my old buddy Teddy in my lesson. (Teddy is the great big lug of...
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First ride of 2015
My first riding lesson of the New Year was amazing. For once I arrived well-rested, well-fed, properly hydrated and even having done a few yoga stretches. Yay for extended Christmas holidays where I...
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Some Great Reward
My second lesson of 2014 was complete unfettered awesomeness. The weather was great so we rode in the outdoor, where the footing was surprisingly dry and fluffy.You haz cookie?During warm up B. was...
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Preparing to jump
Twice a month I do my lesson on Friday night. This is much to the shocked horror of a lot of folks I know who regard this as some form of torture. (On the topic of handling vaguely insulting comments...
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Fear factor
After my lesson on Friday, I really feel that I just need to build my trust level in Be B (and her's in me) if we are ever going to be able to make a go of it doing the baby jumps I want to learn. I...
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Deluge
Vancouver at the moment is being deluged by a Pineapple Express -- no, not the movie or the strain of marijuana, nor a delicious tropical smoothie… just a crappy extreme meteorological phenomenon...
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Catching up
Well, my last post may have been a wee bit over dramatic because the so-called Pineapple Express blew in and out so rapidly, it was over and done with in a day. Good news because it meant we could go...
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My first jump!
So, with apologies to all of you who actually jump things on a regular basis (I am in awe of you all!), I am going to pat myself on the back because I jumped today for the very first time! I am...
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Bright sunshiny day
Today is neither bright nor sunshiny (it is pouring!) and, in fact, this week has been quite horrific on a personal level. I am just going to go ahead and blame all the chaos on Mercury being in...
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Valentine's Day treats
Over the Christmas break I was doing a lot of cooking and decided to try making my own horse treats. The following recipe is my go-to and it is so fast and easy, it almost seems ridiculous to buy horse...
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Ahhh, spa and a lesson
I took Friday off work and had a slightly whirlwindy but predominently lazy day. On the agenda was a two hour drive to the Scandinave Spa in Whistler which is basically my favorite place in the world...
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Struggle bubble
I have actually been having some great rides as of late. Unfortunately, the one day I was finally able to get photographic evidence of a lesson, the results suggested otherwise!In honour of my 40th...
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I had a great jumping lesson yesterday (my second ever), after a not so great beginning. As we approached the jump for the first time at trot, a loud noise outside startled B. (and me!) and she did...
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Course correction
I received some pretty devastating news on Monday and that is that I have been laid off.Yes, I'll be the first to admit that my corporate communications job in the engineering industry has not exactly...
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