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Tips for Surviving the Summer Heat

Tips for Surviving the Summer Heat

It’s summer in Texas y’all, and that is no joke.  I spent about seven years of my childhood competitive figure skating, and about another four teaching lessons in high school.  Just adding that little tidbit to say that I much prefer cold to heat. Have you seen how blonde I am?  I’m convinced I am a Norwegian that got dropped off to grow up in humid North Carolina.  I didn’t like the heat there either, but it sure beats 105…

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Beat the Heat

Beat the Heat

First weekend at the new barn was lovely.  We had a nice, rolling canter in the big grass ring with the wind blowing and the reins loopy – enough said, right? That being said, Texas summer is here and it is already sweltering.  Saturday was a high of 97 and Sunday wasn’t much cooler.  It’s the time of year where I need to plan my weekend schedule around riding in the cool hours of the day, and not whenever I feel…

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