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On the Side of a Mountain

On the Side of a Mountain

Six years ago tomorrow, I got engaged. We traveled a lot when we lived in New England. It was new territory to explore, and everything was so close that six hours in the car could get you somewhere new and exciting. When Tim pitched a weekend getaway in St. Johnsbury, VT my suspicions were aroused. I had desperately wanted to be engaged since we moved to MA a year earlier, but Tim always said that marriage didn’t make sense to him….

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How I Got My Bridle

How I Got My Bridle

Once upon a time, I lived in NC and boarded at a legit “A” barn for the first time in my life.  The trainer there at the time was from New Jersey and grew up riding the 3’6″ big eq and all things legit hunter/jumper.  She was the real deal. In contrast, I had my from-the-newspaper QH without lead changes and didn’t really know what being in a “program” meant.  She didn’t have a problem with those things as I…

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