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August 2015 – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. August 26, 2015. August 25, 2015. Dressage is hard even in a fancy (rented) County saddle says Nibbles. Quo Vadis: Part 3 – What Lies Ahead. August 20, 2015. August 17, 2015. Is Latin for Where are you going? If you’re just joining us, check out Part 1: A Riding and Not Riding History. And Part 2: Current State of Affairs. A goal without a plan is just a wish. My answer: I honestly don’t know right now. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and I’ve come to two conclusions:. Right now, I wa...
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Quo Vadis: Part 1 – A Riding and Not-Riding History – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. Quo Vadis: Part 1 – A Riding and Not-Riding History. August 11, 2015. August 11, 2015. Is Latin for “Where are you going? So before we dive into where we are going, I thought it would be useful to look at where I have been. If you’ve read my About page on this blog, you have heard some of this before. Spanish-bred Arabian mare, LF Majorca “Morkie”. 2000 on Morkie at San N’ Tone (Shelbyville, KY). 2005 during a visit. Mare and an even better teacher. She was the perfect first horse.
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TBT: A Horse Named Tiki – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. TBT: A Horse Named Tiki. April 23, 2015. Around 2006, I was boarding my first horse, Morkie, at a barn in middle Tennessee. The barn owned bought several horses from a kill auction that summer and I fell in love with a gelding whose name had been Garfield. He was unbearably skinny and unbearably sweet. I was in love and I called him Tiki. The day I met him. Tiki a couple years down the line. Of unknown breeding, Tiki wasn’t much to look at but I was as proud of him as any young te...
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Things I’ve Learned While I Am Not Riding – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. Things I’ve Learned While I Am Not Riding. August 5, 2015. August 6, 2015. I was at a work lunch recently when the manager asked me, “Why do you have horses? You can also lease them to really nice people so they can have babies of their own. This is about fun. Somewhere along the way, I lost track of the 8 year old girl who begged her mom for riding lessons. I forgot about the thrill of your mom driving you to a lesson (a lunge lesson no less! All questions of pride. Not being able to s...
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May 2015 – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. Wordless Wednesday: The Great Outdoors. May 27, 2015. May 26, 2015. My broodmare had her foal – a healthy, spunky filly already going grey. Happy Birthday, Nibbles! May 26, 2015. May 26, 2015. Nibbles turns 7 years old officially today! I met her as a weanling long before I had plans to buy her. She came to live with me in March 2012. For the first 24 hours, she wouldn’t let anyone touch her. Since then, she’s been velco pony and my family loves her to pieces. May 22, 2015. This was my ...
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July 2015 – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. Wordless Wednesday: Strike a Pose. July 15, 2015. Watermelons and Being Broken. July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015. I want to do a comparison or progress post based on video so I’m saving the good stuff. If I had to describe Nibbles’ improvement in one word it would be confidence. Watching Elise ride her looks less and less like a wiggly baby and more like a horse who knows her job. Puddles in the arena. She’s still green but Nibbles is most definitely broke. I rode my horse. Bless her, she b...
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June 2015 – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. June 5, 2015. June 5, 2015. I am probably the worst blogger ever so I will try to make up for it with new video! Nibbles has been with Elise for 30 days now and I’m thrilled with her progress. I think being 7 years old is a huge advantage as she seems mentally ready to tackle new challenges. She must keep us from realizing she’s capable of perfection, right? No News is Good News. June 2, 2015. 10,000 Hours by Denny Emerson. Special Breed of Crazy. A Dream Come True. She Moved To Texas.
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Denny Emerson Knows His Stuff – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. Denny Emerson Knows His Stuff. August 15, 2015. August 14, 2015. I have never claimed to be an eventer but you don’t have to be to mine the gold Denny Emerson is serving up on his Facebook page, Tamarack Hill Farm. If you aren’t following it already, where have you been? Please tell me you get this. Either you find a way or you find an excuse. As Denny so eloquently put it – don’t like it? What do I mean by that? OR—Here you come toward a jump with a canter that combines, as Le Go...
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I Need A New Helmet – Back In The Tack
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Back In The Tack. I Need A New Helmet. September 20, 2014. I always ride with a helmet. It was drilled in by trainers over the years and, sans a few bareback-barefoot rides as a teenager, I never mount without one on. Earlier this year, I read an article by Riders4Helmets. And I learned something new – you should replace your helmet every five years. I had no idea helmets had expiration dates! I don’t care to admin how many years it’s been since high school. Isn’t it pretty? To be honest, I don’t t...
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Cob Jockey: About Connor
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Eventing the Welsh Cob. About Section D Welsh Cobs. Connor on Flickr (Photos). Section D Welsh Cob. May 3, 2006. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalmost 14hh. (13.3 3/4"). 14hh as of 2012! Tuscani Dundee x *Bwlchllan Bessie by Derwen Desert Express. Eating Clif Bars, playing hard to catch, swimming in water troughs, escaping from his pasture, playing halter/fly mask/blanket tag with his Lusitano partner-in-crime. People wearing heavy winter coats, shifty footing, whips. Full sister, Castleberry's Delight.
