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One in the saddle, one on the ground
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Still Prineville Ride Report
Well, for a ride that wasn’t even on my radar until about mid-April, our first expedition to Still Prineville definitely qualified as endurance! I’m super…
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Grizzly Ride Report, LD Edition
I was at my happiest today in a gravel parking lot. We were in our way home from a fantastic weekend at the Grizzly Mountain…
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Tarma’s Specialties
I realized in the shower yesterday I’ve never really written in depth about Tarma’s quirks, her likes and dislikes, what makes her tick and what…
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Endurance Troubles
I’m going to write my own version of the vents from last summer’s Santiam Cascade ride. I was a volunteer and eyewitness for both events…
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Couch Potato
I track Tarma’s progress so carefully, but I’ve yet again fallen into the classic mistake of ignoring the rider. In my case, I’ve let winter…
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January roundup
January was a bit of a wild month here, trapped in our homes for almost a week due to an ice storm. These level of…
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Equine Ethics
As the ice outside my front door is almost an inch thick and I haven’t seen my horse in five damn days, why not wade…
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Shaping 2024
When trying to distill my hopes, dreams, and work ahead for a year (though no hard and fast goals this year), the thesaurus is my…
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Testing to building
To say that 2023 was a banner year for me seems wrong somehow, in the face of…*gestures at everything else*. Though to look back and…
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Temper
I don’t loose my temper often. I’ve worked hard to become an adult, a person who can pause just long enough in any given situations…
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Winter again
This winter, more than ever, I’m determined not to loose momentum. Yes this is more a season of rest and being a home body, though…
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Mental Work
I had the opportunity recently to take Tarma to a riding clinic with a new to me trainer, Carol McArdle. I’ve been chewing on what…