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Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

The memories are as vivid as black and white, as stark as night and day, and as real as skin...
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How Much Longer Do You Think You Can Do This?

"How much longer do you think you can do this?" This week I received a blog request. You see, the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Un)Broken

I usually glide through these photo challenges, feeling amused and clever. I struggled with this one. Broken is a word...
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The Long Goodbye: Meet Vinnie

It makes perfect sense to tell the story of an off-the-track Thoroughbred in the midst of the Triple Crown frenzy--with...
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How a Runaway Happens.

You know that feeling when a wreck is going to happen but you just can't look away? It's a magnetic,...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature.

Gravity--it's a dependable force of nature. Look how well it works. (Gravity Hiccup) Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge...
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To Rest in Peace.

They aren't getting any younger. Most of us spend a certain amount of time between riding and mucking, just watching...
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Cowboys, Dressage Queens, and Respect.

I got badmouthed by a cowboy recently. He dressed the part way too seriously. It’s okay, in dressage we think...
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How to Train Your Horse to Hate Arena Work.

Does your horse go better out of the arena? It seems like some horses just won't go forward and no...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Blur.

A wild thunderstorm rolled through during the afternoon of a sweltering blur of a day. Sweat and rain mixed, leaving...
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Horses and Tulips.

At some distant moment in the past, probably after seeing The Miracle of the White Stallions when I was a...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral.

Like a northern breeze across the prairie: just an instant of a moment in an hour of her life. Forever...
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When to Dismount and Say Thank You.

The post-ride congratulatory noodle. "Asking your horse to hold your weight at the halt, like gossiping...
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Tips for the Fat Rider. (What?!)

Derriere, it's French for cute. And proud of it. Are you are just too fat to...
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Riding with Intention.

He knows what you're thinking. Does anyone think they can hide their feelings from their horse?...
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An Equine Cure for a Type-A Personality.

First, consider the horse. He is a majestic, elegant animal with a free spirit--intelligent, playful and spontaneous. He is nothing...
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Left in the Dust: Your Ridiculously Slow Response Time.

Have you noticed that horses are incredibly quicker than we are? I'm going to tell you the good news about...
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The Stepford Horses, Dominated to Submission.

Remember the Stepford Wives--a little too submissive, a little too darkly docile? I saw horses just like them last week...
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