I think Gen is now on to night turnout!!!

So when I moved to Hill Farm one of my big reservations was that they did not do night turnout. The owners have been running boarding facilities for years and once upon a time they did do night turnout. And then a whole field the horses got loose in the middle of the night and [...]

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“You need to do something about these boots”

That was the line uttered to me by “The Wife” of Hill farm yesterday. My poor pony was just starting to recover from the whole fungus thing only to start getting rubs on his legs. And I tried putting stockings under the boots but I just didn’t feel comfortable turning him out like that. I [...]

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Poor Tired Baby Horse

How cute is he!!!
So with my old job ended and my new one not starting for several weeks I have been taking advantage of my extra free time and riding. My new schedule makes it so that I ride in the mornings (I am trying not to ride in the heat of the day). Texas [...]

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“But I’m A Dressage Horse”

How freaking cute is my fat spotted pony in this picture! He pretty much had the “this is stupid” face on the whole time I put the new tack on him. You would think Mr. Coldbacked would like the smaller saddle. Apparently the other horses were making fun of him about being a hunter so [...]

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Isabell Werth, Fluphenazin, and My Thoughts

So yesterday I posted this post here about how one of the top dressage riders in the world, Isabell Werth, is now suspended from competition because her horse Whisper tested positive for a banned substance. I had read the article briefly and passed it on. It wasn’t until I got a comment from Lorie over [...]

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Isabell Werth Suspended – Whisper Tested Positive for Doping

I was shocked to read this…of the two dressage divas in the world Isabell is my favorite…

“June 24, 2009
Isabell Werth’s small tour horse Whisper tested positive to doping after a medication test carried out on Monday 30 May 2009 at the CDI Wiesbaden in Germany. Werth has been immediately suspended by the FEI and will [...]

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I thought it was a good idea to do what in 12 days…

So when I was planning my show schedule this year I knew I would be showing a green horse and that the goal of the year was just to get him out and about enough to get him used to showing, but also not to burn him out. I also decided to stick relatively close [...]

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Damn Dressage Medals….

A while back I did a post about being frustrated that I didn’t have a horse that was “show ring ready” this year and that I was going to have to play it safe and make sure that his show experiences were good ones. And part of that was the fact I gave up [...]

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Time to build an arc

So I weenied out and did not end up going to the USEF dressage festival of champions. As you can see from the photo above it has been one WET week! They even called off the Sunday classes this year and used 2 classes instead of 3 to determine the national Grand Prix Champion (who [...]

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Back in the saddle again…

So prior to last night I had not ridden in about 3 weeks. And I was going nutty. I cannot believe how little I rode when Gen was injured and yet it didn’t seem bad. Now 3 weeks felt like a life time! I was running way late at work today. My co-workers were teasing [...]

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