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Two more issues emerged these past few weeks – aaagh! When will it end?! I think I have them resolved, though. Time will tell. Cotton has always been a tripper. It’s usually confined to the wide open field – that’s pretty understandable, right? But within the last month he had
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There is a difference between taking a picture with an automatic camera and taking a photograph with a manual camera.One is a 2-step “point-and-shoot” process that allows even a kindergartener to capture a moment in time on paper.The other involves skill and knowledge of things like exposure, iso
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June 15th will forever be recorded as a milestone in my personal history as a re-rider – after 22 months we finally did it! The creeks did rise – we were rained out for 2 days! But in the end the good Lord was willing! Yay! If I had known from the
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I wanted to wait until it actually happened but after today’s ride I am just too pumped – I have to tell somebody! June is turning out to be Jump a Course Month!! And I’m NOT just being optimistic. FIVE straight weeks of nothing but canter transitions… was so
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Remember Forest Gump and Bubba? “Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried…” Cotton and I are having the
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As you may have heard, Jump a Course Month is not going well. Therefore, Canter Month has been extended indefinitely. Cotton and I need more time… he is still just extremely unbalanced at the canter. I have spent some significant amount of time researching crookedness on the internet so I
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Fourth and Third out of six riders each test… In the eventing world my scores translated to a 42.5 and a 36.8. We were blessed with a sparkling, crisp day and particularly encouraging and gracious people at Gone to Ground Farm! The first test was a complete bust.
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At least we ended on a good note! Because last month’s canter sessions over little fences had gone so well I thought we’d be able to pick up where we left off… A few weeks of either not riding at all or riding but not jumping had gone
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Lesley schooled Cotton for me yesterday. I felt like I was sitting in the principal’s office with my child who had just been caught misbehaving. At least every other time around the circle she disciplined him for some thing he did that was unacceptable. His rap sheet included leaning
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Canter Month is going really well – I think we’re even ahead of schedule! In preparation for Jump a Course Month coming up in April I am doing as much canter work over poles as possible so it was great to have the entire stadium ring to ourselves today -
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I’ve ridden with a few different people lately who have offered complementary encouragement about how greatCotton and I look. They are intelligent, advanced riders so who am I to disagree? But, even if they are right and we do look good, in reality I’m like a duck on
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This week marks the year anniversary of High Cotton’s move to Oak Hill and my discovery of the true nature of the beast I had fallen in love with just a couple of years before. What a journey! Lesley has taught me so much about how to ride Cotton
