Showing posts with label conditioning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conditioning. Show all posts
December 21, 2021
Getting On With Getting On
Y'all. This lil' Mousey...this is a Real Good Horse. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I can't quite believe it's alr...
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thoughtful insights
April 24, 2016
We're Still Here, Still Crazy
My intentions to update you remain overwhelmed by assignments, but I couldn't leave a gaping hole for guesses, so I shall at least attem...
April 3, 2016
Remember To Not Forget To Not Ride
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I watched my horse's eye soften as I worked my hands over Encore's neck, back, & hindquarters, seeking out knots & tensi...
March 20, 2016
Stupid Stifles Suck
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I appear to have an 's' theme lately. I'm not fond of this addition. Encore continues to enable my phenomenal overthinking p...
February 2, 2016
Of Tales And Trails
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Do you think our stories break when we do? Or do they just get so tangled up that we can't find a view of the road? I'm still ...
December 25, 2015
There's No Present Like The Time*
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Holidays & I have mixed relations, but there is still no repressing my smile at Solo’s unfailing welcome nicker as I step out the back ...
December 14, 2015
The Double Whammy
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While I waited for Dr. Bob last Tuesday morning, I was fully prepared to hear Encore had torn a meniscus or something & I'd have a f...
November 23, 2015
The Trouble With Horses
But Encore-face, impossible to not love... Is that they're horses. One minute you're on top of the world, the next, you're ...
November 11, 2015
Catching Up: Like, RIDING HORSES!
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It’s a tad squishy out, what with several inches of rain over the last 24 hours. But the sun is warm & some of the grass is still green...
July 21, 2015
How Not To Get Hot
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Famous last words: “ I was going to wait & ride at 8:00 pm since it’s 907% humidity, but heck with it, it’s already 6:30 pm, that’s ...
April 8, 2015
When Bad News Is Good News
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Yes, Batman Dr. Bob confirmed that Encore proved his talents yet again by pulling both stifles. He’d just healed his pulled ass, so natu...