Tag: horseback
group name: horselovers
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October 07, 2008 12:58 PM EDT --
On Saturday, I had a horse show. That isn't really unusual for this season; it's been the norm since I joined the Equestrian Team at Rutgers my freshman year. Except that, now, I've completed . . . more
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October 08, 2006 09:07 PM EDT --
I have ridden horseback for many years and some years ago, developed a phobia, I guess, that is ruining my enjoyment of riding. Over the years, I have had horses fall with me, I have fallen off horses, . . . more
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March 13, 2008 01:14 AM EST --
Rhythm
Give to me your courage,
and I will lend you my trust
as we dance,
urging and encouraging,
beating out our rhythm--
breathe in
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out--
both . . . more
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December 01, 2006 08:30 PM EST --
Somewhere in time's own space
There must be some sweet pastured place
Where creeks sing on and tall trees grow
Some paradise where horses go,
For by the love that guides my pen
I know great horses . . . more
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March 13, 2007 01:31 PM EST --
John Lyons is touted to be "America's Most Trusted Horseman." So last spring when I had an opportunity to go to a free demonstration held at our local Fleet Farm (home improvement/sports/farm/garden . . . more
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June 10, 2007 12:10 AM EDT --
I can't help but be amused by the things that do and don't spook Tori, the Fresian x Saddlebred mare I ride.
On our last trail ride of the season last fall we came upon a flock of wild turkeys . . . more
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April 10, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
Yesterday I went for a ride on the beach with a couple of my fantastic riding friends, Whitney and Nora. I thought perhaps you'd like to come along and see some of the sights? . . . more
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May 20, 2006 11:52 PM EDT --
Rearing is one of the most dangerous habits a horse can have. Most riders avoid a chronic rearer like the plague. The possibility of the horse flipping over backwards and crushing you is very . . . more
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October 09, 2006 08:37 PM EDT --
Last Sunday my husband and I decided to go and check out the famed "Virginia Creeper Trail" that connects Abingdon, Virginia to the Virginia-North Carolina border. It is a beautiful trail that . . . more
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January 08, 2008 01:31 AM EST --
It was the day I had been waiting for, we had spent days, months, and hours training her. She was finally ready for the first ride. I was only around 13 years old and I remember it so well, we were in . . . more
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May 21, 2006 12:54 AM EDT --
The fear was gone. It's always been there, even on good days, lurking in the background. What if I fall. What if he trips. What if he bucks. What if... But not that day. . . . more
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July 25, 2007 12:35 AM EDT --
"You have Spanish eyes, Tory. Like your dad's mother." Ever the "Spanish eyes". It would always come back to my dad's side of the family, a side of the family I barely . . . more
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October 17, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
I hate mornings. Getting up early is like pulling teeth. But when horses are involved, it's not quite as bad... and so, I suffer through those horse-show-mornings.
I'm on RUET- the Rutgers . . . more
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