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I must have been traveling too often, staying in too many hotels.... You know how down by the ice machine next to the elevators they always have vending machines? The ones with a big Plexiglas window and a whole mess of snack items—Sun Chips and Fritos and Ring Dings
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Perfecting the Halt and Maximizing Your Score I must confess, I am darn proud of my halts and I think I have earned the right to confess my pride, especially since I’ve worked on them for years. Literally. In fact, I have never dismounted after a ride without asking
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~Jocelyn's Corner~
Those Closest Can Be the Most Inspiring Hannah schooling Sol - after many years of working for trainers,and riding horses for clients, Hannah has achieved a life long goal of owning her own horse and farm. I have seen her sit "chilly" on a multitude of horses and
~Brianna's Corner~
At some point, every year, I have to accept that winter has returned. Every year I slowly start adding more and more layers of clothes until the process of getting ready to gleefully skip to the barn through the winter wonderland, is no less that 20 minutes and 10 layers
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~Firn's Corner~
Arwen Owns Cross-Country It was sheer luck (or providence) that landed me right in the perfect location for horses. Our little farm is not quite at the heart of true South African horse country, which would be the groomed arenas and small paddocks of Kyalami; but with less than
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I knew TBs are smart, but how did my mare find an internet connection in her new run-in shed? We didn’t wire it for that, but she clearly read my blog and decided she wanted to stay a hunter princess wannabe. That is, until her stomach over-ruled
Lesley's Corner
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Unless you're incredibly pigheaded, you don't have to live with your decisions. That's because you can change them! I have said time and again that a rider's most important character trait is self awareness. Question yourself constantly. When you do something, do
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