Monthly Archives: April 2011

Light week, Tanq improving over fences

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Mel

This week was another light week. I had my second in a series of back injections and took off two days for that. The weather has been wet. Very wet, so this morning, when invited over to ride with Marit … Continue reading →

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Tanq goes for a dressage lesson

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Mel

Normally Tuesday is lesson night, but due to a presentation on Equine Metabolic Syndrome (aka seriously fat horses and how to fix it) and a weather prediction for cats and dogs coming from the skies…I postponed to tonight. I decided … Continue reading →

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First clinic of Spring – Todd Flettrich

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Mel

This weekend was the first clinic I’ve ridden in this spring. I rode with Todd Flettrich a couple of times last fall up at GoodNess Ridge Farm up in Maryland and felt I got a good amount from the lessons, … Continue reading →

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That damn outside rein!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Mel

Someday, I’ll stop giving away my outside rein. It will probably be when my ashes are being tossed into the wind…or ocean…or whatever the survivors feel like doing with them. Today was my first lesson in months. It was the … Continue reading →

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Another fun pairs race – Orange County Hunt

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Mel

Now that I work with someone who fox hunts, I get reminders that there is a pairs race on the upcoming weekend. This time, we had a trio, Suzy & Romeo, Suzy & Taxi, and myself on Tanqueray. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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