Monthly Archives: April 2012

Oh the ironey

So on Thursday night I was teaching my more advanced pony club group over at Waredaca and for what ever reason, the kids were just not getting it. We started with a simple grid, then moved onto a simple vertical … Continue reading

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I got hacked

Seriously. People have too much time on their hands. My twitter account got hacked and someone sent out all these weight loss promos from it. Really. I think I fixed it.

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Redland Wrap-up

And it is over! My first event as course designer is done. What a learning experience for sure. I can’t really get into all of it but here are the highlights… good and bad ones. First of all, a GIANT … Continue reading

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Redland Update

Well, all the jumps are in place. Most are flagged. Dressage set up is tomorrow morning. Show jump set up is tomorrow afternoon. Rest of the course will be flagged Friday morning. Decorating the course takes place Friday morning. TD/PGJ … Continue reading

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Redland a week away!

OMG – this stresses me out… http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348685 All positive comments but seriously stressing that people are already talking about the courses BEFORE the event has even run.

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Hunter Pacing and other things

I took Jack and Crystal’s horse Willy to a hunter pace down in Upper Marlboro last weekend. Dustin brought his horse Wrangler as well and Katrina came too. The first plan was for me to go around the high course … Continue reading

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And the wheels are spinning

So, I took Jack up to Joe Davies’ farm yesterday for a steeplechase sort of schooling. I wanted Joe’s professional opinion on if my horse was going to cut it as a steeplechaser and if I was going to cut … Continue reading

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And some good news!

Mary just got the green light to get back on her Intermediate horse Beast (after a fall in the water at Southern Pines left Beast with some stitches and a hole in her elbow) and it looks like they may … Continue reading

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Epic fail

Yep. That’s right. Green Spring was a failure on so many levels. Epic. Really. Failure is not a word that any of us like to hear or use. Human nature tells us, failure is not a good thing. Or is … Continue reading

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