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Meg_at_ Banned from Photographing at Old Salem Horse Show

Meg_at_ Banned from Photographing at Old Salem Horse Show

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The equestrian Instagram world is a bit abuzz right now with a topic that is very interesting to me. A popular instagram account Meg_at_ (formerly Meg_at_wef) has been prohibited from doing any photography at the Old Salem horse show. Meg has a little under 10,000 instagram followers, and posts photo journalistic style images from popular hunter/jumper shows. I follow her, and enjoy her work a lot.   You can read the full account of the situation on her blog (I suggest you do,…

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Product Review – Dy’on Anatomic Bridle

Product Review – Dy’on Anatomic Bridle

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It should be no secret to anyone reading this blog in the past week or so that I’m pretty head over heels with my new bridle. Still, I thought it merited its own review post so anyone who wanted more information about a slightly less common bridle. My original search for this bridle started at Dover, where I saw one for sale and thought it had a beautiful shape. I wanted a jumper looking bridle that was modern, but not…

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Not a Linear Process

Not a Linear Process

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If I let myself, I could get really depressed about my riding right now. We are no where near the level we were last fall. The shows I had planned on doing this spring and summer (even the one next week) are seeming out of grasp right now. I’m totally the remedial rider in the lesson group, and there are lots of instances where I’d gasp watching me ride. My ego is shriveling up and dying, but my self esteem…

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So You Want to Blog? – Part IV: Content

So You Want to Blog? – Part IV: Content

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I’m running out of ideas for our blogging series.  So far we’ve covered getting started, layout and SEO.  Today I’m taking a stab at the most important, but also the most personal part of blogging – your content. A blog’s content is what makes it unique, and I’m certainly never going to tell someone what they should or shouldn’t blog about. That is your decision as a writer and content creator.  I mean… think about all the different blogs you…

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Giving Yourself Credit

Giving Yourself Credit

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I’m dealing with a lot of mental shenanigans with my riding lately.  The good news is, I feel like I’m winning the war.  The bad news… well, there are lots of battles in a war! Due to a scheduling snafu (if you call someone changing show dates after they publish the ‘official’ list on their FB page a snafu… grrr), I’m showing much earlier than I planned to in May. I’m also going to have to show straight in the 2’6″…

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Red on Black

Red on Black

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Sometimes blogging is a chore. Last week I had 0 motivation to get content up.  While I usually have several posts in a queue in case there’s nothing current to say, my well ran dry last week and I had no desire to build it back up.  This week I actually do have some post ideas, but spending some r&r time with the husband is more important. So you get my handsome Simon. The post processing on these is pretty…

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How to Start Getting Your Mojo Back

How to Start Getting Your Mojo Back

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I’ve had several lessons and good rides since ‘the incident‘, but even so nothing has felt quite normal.  Either I’ve been worried or Simon has seem worried (most likely because I am). I’ve been riding defensively and either going too fast, too slow, leaning or getting left behind.  Nothing tragic has happened, but nothing has really felt good either. The derby ended up getting entirely cancelled due to rain, which I have mixed feelings about.  However after my lesson on…

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Calling All Tack Hos

Calling All Tack Hos

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These are going to be the least satisfying pictures of something I’ve ever put up on my blog.  You’ve been warned! Magic unicorn bridle arrived yesterday, and I set it on Simon last night after our lesson.  The verdict?  I think the fit is pretty ideal! An earless bonnet is thrown in for your viewing pleasure, because I’m still trying to get the perfect fit of that too. Anyway, I didn’t bit up the bridle since it was after our…

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