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Goodbye Nonie
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Dear Nonie
Dear Nonie, Thank you for loaning me your girl. I know you would have wanted to be here with her. I think you two had a lot of things left to do together. I am sorry I didn’t get to meet you. She speaks so fondly of you. Every now and again when we are […]
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Happiness
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Black Friday Sales Wrap up
As a newly fiscally responsible horse I would never encourage frivolous spending. However I also know that all too often there is something that we need for us or our beloved ponies, so why not take advantage of the great sales happening over the Black Friday weekend.
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Total Saddle Fit Girth Review
Being a type A dressage rider, I am always in search of any piece of tack that will make my horse more comfortable. If it results in even the tiniest improvement in performance then that is a bonus. With this in mind in 2018 I decided to make the switch to a fleece lined girth. […]
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If equestrian girls were honest on their dating profiles
Horse girls – easy to love hard to afford. Thats how the saying goes, however I think my previous boyfriends would beg to differ. Sure we are hard to afford (not that I ever asked anyone to pay my way), but easy to love…? In my newly found single state I started to ponder what […]
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Five mistakes your making in your leather care routine
You know that saddle sitting in your barn thats worth thousands of dollars. You are protecting that investment with your tip top leather care routine, right? You wipe it down after each ride. You store it carefully. You soap it up to get rid of all that dirt and grim before you condition it after […]
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2020 Riders on a Mission challenge wrap up
In early July I talked about some of the changes I would be making over the month as part of the Honest Riders, Riders on a mission sustainability challenge. During the month, I made some changes that were not only easy but have made a difference so I thought I would share more about them […]
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Riding update – Mid 2020
In the whirlwind that has been 2020 I realised that it has been quite some time since I’ve given everyone an update on how Nonie and I are getting along in our training. Early this year I made the decision to focus on consolidating the medium work and getting ready to move up to advanced […]
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Why it’s not a disgrace to have your coach ride your horse: According to the Sand Arena Ballerina
Not having my coach ride my horse, was something that I used to unreasonably proud of. I wore it as a badge of honour, the same way that some people wear their busyness. I felt that it represented some mild form of success which meant that I didn’t need my coach to ride my horse. […]