Posts Tagged ‘horse’

A new venture, maybe

As some of you may be aware, I am also a certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist. I have always enjoyed teaching people techniques to make their horses feel good. I think massage and stretching is one of the best ways to bond with your horse – afterall, mutual grooming is how horses bond. 
I am thinking [...]

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Just a Horse

 From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a horse,” or,”that’s a lot of money for just a horse“. They don’t understand the distance travelled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a horse.” Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a horse.” Many hours have passed [...]

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River Valley Riders – Goal accomplished thanks to you!

I want to say thank you to everyone who helped meet, and EXCEED, the goal of donating to the River Valley Rider’s Ride-A-Thon. You Rock! I am humbled by your generosity and filled with gratitude, thank you very much!
Role Call of the Stars:
Paul Deeming
Jay “Rusty” Curry
Mary Murphy
Sharon Gerber
Mary Jo Guilmette
Susan Aguirre
Elizabeth Gatti
Nancy Bonanno
Jody Bymark-Boughton
Donnie Petersen
Ben Thome
Dawn [...]

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Almost There and Thank You!

First of all, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed so far – without people like you, these disabled children and adults would not have the opportunity to take part in Equine Therapy.
We are almost there – $195 contributed so far, only $5 DOLLARS  to go!
For the price of a combo meal at [...]

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Saddle Package for Sale

American-Flex 18” Icelandic English saddle package, System 7 – $1800/OBO
 
 
Free UPS Ground shipping to the continental US! 
 
 
Do you want your horse to have better range of movement?  Do you like the feeling of riding bareback but need the security of a saddle? This is the saddle for you.
 
Made in Germany, this saddle is an [...]

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YEAH! Trailrides

Saturday I hooked up with a friend and we went up to the barn. One of my barn friends has two horses, one of them an aged gelding who is starting to sway because he isn’t being ridden as much as he should but he’s a great babysitter – and a good “guest” horse. The [...]

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I Ride ~ Author Unknown

A Simple Statement “I Ride”
 I ride.  That seems like such a simple statement.
 However as many women
 who ride know it is really a complicated matter.  It
 has to do with power
 and empowerment.  Being able to do things you might
 have once considered out
 of reach or ability.  I have considered this as I
 shovel manure, fill water
 barrels in the cold [...]

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The Mud Season

Right now just about all the snow has melted up at the barn and what is left is sucking ice cold mud. YUCK! And of course, as horses sometimes laydown, Griffin was covered, eyelashes to hooves, in dried mud. He is also shedding his winter coat like mad. It took me over an hour to [...]

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The campaign begins . . . .

Well, I have set the wheels in motion to try to gather $200 in sponsorship for the upcoming Ride-a-Thon for River Valley Riders.
 I created this blog/site and announced it to all of my friends via email, myspace and the equine related yahoo groups that I belong to – I hope that is a good start.
 If [...]

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Hello world!

Its a scary step to go public.
 For all I know, no one will ever read any of this. Or people might find my adventures very interesting. Its up to you, dear reader.
 On this site, you can learn more about the causes I hope that you will support, the everyday-ness of my life, and the extraordinary [...]

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