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Endurance challenge: In which Bounce has a change of pace...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Thursday, 31 March 2011. In which Bounce has a change of pace. Sunday's getting closer by the second and as I write, the weather is rubbish. March is sticking true to type - it came in as a very sweet little lamb, and it may not exactly be going out as a fully-fledged lion but its pretty wild, wet and windy. Hope its blown itself out by sunday. Maybe better look out some thermals just in case! As you'll see if you look closely, he's in a bi...

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Endurance challenge: In which she wonders why her legs are aching...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Monday, 7 March 2011. In which she wonders why her legs are aching. Did eventually find the location - and met many of the Endurance gang and discovered that it's completely true what they say - this is a very friendly and helpful sport. It's also a very inclusive one - you'd be really hard-pressed to pick out a 'typical' Endurance rider or indeed horse, because all sorts do it - and I mean that in the nicest possible way. In which Bounce g...

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Endurance challenge: In which our hero and heroine catch some rays...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Monday, 28 March 2011. In which our hero and heroine catch some rays. If truth be told, I should have been working today - but the sky was blue and the air was warm and the online forecast says it's going to rain tomorrow, so what's a girl to do? We trotted and cantered for long stretches on the sand, occasionally seeing a dog walker and a few sandpipers, but that was all. I like working Bounce on the beach - the sand is much more forgi...

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Endurance challenge: April 2011

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Wednesday, 6 April 2011. In which - we do it! I did it I did it I did it - and I've got the wrecked shoulders, lengthened arms, and achey thighs to prove it. In fact this has been the first day since sunday that I've been able to walk downstairs without whimpering a pathetic little 'ow, ow, ow' on each step. If that sounds a bit melodramatic -(it was just a horse-ride for heavens sake - wasn't it? In any case - we got home safe and sound, a...

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Endurance challenge: In which - we do it!

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Wednesday, 6 April 2011. In which - we do it! I did it I did it I did it - and I've got the wrecked shoulders, lengthened arms, and achey thighs to prove it. In fact this has been the first day since sunday that I've been able to walk downstairs without whimpering a pathetic little 'ow, ow, ow' on each step. If that sounds a bit melodramatic -(it was just a horse-ride for heavens sake - wasn't it? In any case - we got home safe and sound, a...

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Endurance challenge: In which she starts to wonder...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Saturday, 19 March 2011. In which she starts to wonder. Why am I starting to think it's maybe not exactly benign? Because all the riders who've done it seem to speak of it in tones of respect if not downright awe. I've actually detected a definite bond between Those Who Have Done Loadpot, and spotted a certain gleam in their eyes when they look upon those who are about to do it for the first time. Hey ho. At least I can reassure myself ...

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Endurance challenge: In which Bounce is angelic...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Friday, 25 March 2011. In which Bounce is angelic. We also saw lots of animals, and I really wished I had a camera when I saw the sweetest little Shetland foal - tiny little thing but full of fun as it trotted alongside its Mum. Today's pic shows Bounce - in thoughtful mode. 25 March 2011 at 09:48. Lovely horse. Caldbeck Common? Any chance there is a track across to Blencathra? Horse and Pony Info. 28 March 2011 at 06:05. Can I Have Some?

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Endurance challenge: February 2011

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Friday, 25 February 2011. And I think we coped pretty well. Nikki Pearson from the Cumbria Endurance Group brought her TB Donald over to my village and we rode out together. After days of solo hacking, Bounce was a bit on his toes because there was another horse to show off to - another ex-racer what's more, but the two settled quite quickly apart from the odd bit of face pulling. Of that - more anon. Thought you might like to meet some mor...

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Endurance challenge: In which Bounce gets a cob on...

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Http:/ www.endurancegbcumbria.co.uk. Http:/ www.endurancegb.com. Monday, 21 March 2011. In which Bounce gets a cob on. And if that sounds bizarre - it's local lingo, meaning he was not his usual happy self. They always say mares are the moody ones, but I reckon geldings can be just as stroppy, and Bounce was certainly a grump when I took him out yesterday morning. This isn't fair, why have I got to be doing this? 21 March 2011 at 08:30. Gracie, can be a complete bitch! In the most loving sense! Subscribe...