I Got Cyber-Published at The Women’s Colony!

First off, a little golf clap for me for figuring out how to put a button in my sidebar for The Women’s Colony.  Unlike ‘everyman sites’ like Facebook and MySpace, BlogSpot and so on, working with WordPress ain’t the easiest.  But then again, I have to always do things the hard way first, don’t I?  [...]

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Sassy Monster the Jack Russell

Back in the mid-80’s, I bought my first Jack Russell, Dot.  She was white with a black harlequin mask over one eye and one single, round black spot on her back.  I would have seriously named her Spot but someone else at the barn had a Dalmation, which was already rightfully named Spot.  So, Dot [...]

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Me? On Mad Men?

No, I actually, I just Mad Men’d myself.  How I love that show.  Bob bought me the whole first season for Christmas and given all of our other TV responsibilities, I’m just now getting to watch it.  And for you not-so-in-the-know horse girls, yes, there are horses on the show!  Don’s wife, Betty rides.  And she’s [...]

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Mom was a hottie

I like to post pictures and memories of my mom from time to time.  Followers might recall, we lost my mom to breast cancer about 20 years ago (still feels like yesterday).  I find that my posts about her tend to be my better posts.  My mom was a hottie and I don’t mind saying, [...]

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Speaking of students

Go check out Codi, a former student of mine who rode with me for about five years.  She’s all grown up with her own barn, Mane Top Stables.  A phenomenal piece was done recently in their local paper in Lynchburg.  I happened to be nosing around her website and found it.  Wonderful photography and just [...]

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Flashback – I’ve come a long way, baby

Well, let’s just say I’ve been on the earth for what seems to me like an eternity, and bumping into this picture the other day sort of made me realize that.
That’s me, far left.  Not sure of my exact age but I’m thinking about between 18 and 20.  This was so long ago, I don’t [...]

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Go buy my shadbelly

Well, if you’re a size 4, go buy it.  Check it out at ebay here.  I list all the measurements of it there, of course.
It’s the last of the shadbellies I used to rent and I actually never rented this one.  I kept two for myself.  This one and a navy one.  I actually need to [...]

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Horses – they’ll keep ya humble

So, there I was, having a perfectly good lesson and feeling quite pleased.  Everything was clicking along, you know?  I was actually using both legs correctly through turns, making sure I was sitting up with my shoulders back, chin slightly lifted, nice bend in the elbows, hands together, slightly raised, heels down, all that good [...]

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OK, I’m done

So, just vetted a horse in Staunton.  Didn’t pass.  Had some DJD (Degenerative Joint Disease) in his left hock (he was a 2/5) and was a little positive on his front feet.  Knew that the horse had only been worked once a week, which, if you are arthritic, isn’t the best recipe for getting a spring [...]

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Skunked – Continued

Wow.  I feel like I’m a part of a club now.  After reviewing my stats, it is clear that people affected by skunk spray is far out numbering people searching for thongs and how to get free stuff from McDonald’s on my blog.  I no longer feel alone.  Or that people are just coming to [...]

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