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Monthly Archives: August 2013
A quote about critics!
This is a quote from an article that was originally in ORIGIN Magazine, I found it excerpted on Huffington Post. And the last thing is, I can’t be paralyzed anymore by the critics. My new mantra is, if you’re not … Continue reading
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Yoga and dressage-musings on instruction
Today I went for a combination yoga and dressage clinic. Neither instructor was new to me. My main takeaway, I need to get disciplined about doing a bit more yoga on my own. It might be time to sign up … Continue reading
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Getting easier
I had a lesson today with Inga. I really need to get in more than one lesson a month until I really get the feel of the shoulders lifting and more power behind. It was good. More of the stellung … Continue reading
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What was I thinking?
I needed to get a ride in on Bali tonight, I ended up having dinner and a glass of wine while visiting with my husband first. I finally roll out there, it is just after 8pm. I go get Bali, … Continue reading
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Moonlight ride…on Neuf!
So Neuf is working on becoming a keeper. Even though I suck at selling horses, I keep telling him that he is too big to be bad, and if he is bad, I’ll have to sell him on to a … Continue reading
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Overreacting? Or valid?
One of my biggest joys in riding is having happy horses. This means that I accept each horse for who he/she is, the job he wants to do, and I take lessons to improve in that direction. When someone tells … Continue reading
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You are working too hard!!!
Tonight I had a lesson on Bali with Inga. About a month ago we’d had a great lesson and worked on some really collected canter, pirouette canter steps. I told Inga that we’d worked on that a couple of times, … Continue reading
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The Working Amateur-Part 2
A day in the life of the working amateur… 5:30am, first alarm goes off. If I got to bed before 11pm, I can often start moving. 5:50am, if I got moving, a couple of times a week, 23 minutes on … Continue reading
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The Working Amateur
Recently there was a blog entry on the Chronicle of the Horse magazine’s website by Catherine Haddad Staller Train the Trainers, and it created a firestorm of comments on the COTH forums, madder than wet hens. I don’t feel like … Continue reading