Monthly Archives: August 2013

Bobby Meets Hounds

Posted on August 31, 2013 by korizzoinc

I finally had enough time to take Bobby over to the kennels to see how he would do with a whole pack of hounds. Katrina came with me so that she could walk Scooby around while I handled Bobby. The … Continue reading →

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Dressage Rally

Posted on August 27, 2013 by korizzoinc

First of all… we WON!!!! How cool is that! The Waredaca girls worked so hard and Heidi did such a great job preparing them for this rally. For many of the girls, this was their first rally and I am … Continue reading →

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Waredaca Recap

Posted on August 19, 2013 by korizzoinc

Yesterday was one of those events where I was very disappointed with the final score but so excited about the performance of the horse I was riding. I only had a chance to sit on General (see Solicitor General on … Continue reading →

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Bobby Photos

Posted on August 18, 2013 by korizzoinc

Now for an update on Bobby and finally some photos! He is officially for sale after seven weeks of retraining. The owners are very motivated to sell so they have him priced at $4,500, which is a huge bargain for … Continue reading →

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Jump jump jumping…

Posted on August 15, 2013 by korizzoinc

I’ve been doing a lot of jumping lately. I guess the fall competition season being just around the corner has kicked me back into gear and all the horses are getting jump schools in at the farm and out at … Continue reading →

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Just for Margaret….

Posted on August 9, 2013 by korizzoinc

…photos she took of her dog Lucas during my lesson the other day 🙂

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Sprocket’s Dressage Lesson with Stephen

Posted on August 8, 2013 by korizzoinc

Sprocket keep all his shoes on this time so he got to go to my dressage lesson with Stephen last night. The lesson was a combination of working on my position and working on getting him to the next level. … Continue reading →

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The Poetry of Bull Riding

Posted on August 7, 2013 by korizzoinc

OK, stay with me here… last night I went over to the Howard County Fair to watch the Bull Blast. I hadn’t been to a bull riding competition in years, since they stopped doing in at Washington International. I was … Continue reading →

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A Barn Full of Awesomeness

Posted on August 1, 2013 by korizzoinc

When I was cantering through the woods today on a new horse in training, I realized I haven’t posted any horse updates recently and there has been a lot of moving and shaking over here at Hobson’s & Checkmate. I … Continue reading →

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