Memory Lane–Part 3

When I was in college I made the riding team, then decided not to do it, then tried out again. Either I just did not make the team somewhere in the middle there, or I refused to do it. Why was I not on the riding team all four years, since I was so horse [...]

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A Bit of Inspiration

I was just chatting online with my trainer about recent posts, in which I have been struggling with mental bugaboos. The nice thing is, once you’ve made peace with them, you just need to go out and practice. Keep working! So that is the plan. In the meantime here is a video from one of [...]

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

On Thursday I had another lesson–two lessons two weeks in a row! It was a good one. I addressed a couple of problems, the first being what to do about those horrible pictures from last week. I told my trainer Kathleen I was not happy with my position, and we worked on it. It looked [...]

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A Series of Unfortunate Photos

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GOALS

Having written that warm fuzzy post about confidence and moving forward with my riding (and life) it’s time to get real with the details. In other words, setting goals. Here are my goals for next year: I have a balanced and independent seat that gives my horse confidence. My horse feels safe and comfortable in [...]

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My Winning Attitude

I’ve been thinking alot about my last post…about the idea of getting better, of being a better rider. For a while now I have been kind of conflicted about my riding…or is it my life? Self-confidence has been the main problem. I’m always writing about these introspective issues because it helps me. My blog is [...]

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