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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Today I was once again amazed by the eagerness of some horse owners: willing to believe anything a “specialist” (in this case a kind of healer) is saying about the condition of their horse! hands hoovering above the horse’s back, the horse “communicating” to the healer that he or she is still a bit sore […]
Tags: dressage, healer, horse, horses, injury, jumping, riding
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
This week it happened again. A dressage lady calls with the following question: “Can we find her a nice 4th level or higher dressage horse, suitable for a 1st level amateur lady rider, with a budget of $60K.” Of course we can! We watch the video she sent us of herself riding, remember the extra […]
Tags: amateur, dressage, dressage horse, quality, riding
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
What I do not get is: “why riders do not wear helmets?” I honestly do not get it. I read through the websites that list all the lame excuses, like http://horses.about.com/od/choosingandusingtack/tp/Why-People-Don-t-Wear-Hemets.htm and I still cannot understand why someone would choose looks (helmet hair) over safety and reducing the risk for brain injury or death. Last […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2011
So here I am, mom of three with two beautiful young daughters and a toddler boy. It had never crossed my mind that my girls would not be as totally horse minded as I am. Growing up in New England I took them to the barn on a daily basis, they’d help me muck and […]
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