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Why I’m Not Allowed to Use Draw Reins

Why I’m Not Allowed to Use Draw Reins

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I’m not one of those crazy natural horsemanship bloggers that will stalk people’s blogs and write scathing comments the minute they pick up a martingale. YOU’RE CREATING A FALSE FRAME! YOU’RE RUINING YOUR HORSE! YOU’RE NOT RIDING LEG TO HAND AND YOU SUCK AND YOU’RE PROBABLY GOING TO DIE ALONE WITHOUT ANY PONIES THAT CAN GO PROPERLY ON THE CONTACT! I don’t like those people, and neither do others. Those people don’t typically get invited to parties, and I like…

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A Post for Me About My Lesson

A Post for Me About My Lesson

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This is not an exciting or insightful or funny or filled with pictures kind of post.  I hope to have more of those next week!  Instead, this is a post about my lesson for me. Majority of my lessons are small group jumping lessons, which makes sense since Simon and I are jumpers.  However, I’ve recently become pretty addicted to flat work.  My horse gets more and more schooled and I keep finding these new gears and buttons.  A good…

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Pick Apart

Pick Apart

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This is one of those posts that aren’t super exciting, but are written for me to have in the anthology that is Simon’s training.  At least there are pretty pictures for y’all? After about a week off from the September Austin monsoon, I was able to head to the barn Sunday morning to hack my lively horse.  Fresh Simon is never really a bad thing.  He’s not one to be naughty and buck after time off, but lively Simon is…

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Simon Plays Dressage

Simon Plays Dressage

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It’s been a busy time here in Austin with horse shows galore (and more coming up!) so I was happy to have a free morning where Jen of Wyvern Oaks and I could head to the barn together. Even though she’s been around Simon and heard quite a lot about Simon, she’s never actually ridden him.  It was time for that to change!  Plus, since she’s been rocking the dressage lately we took this as an opportunity to dress Simon…

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