NEEC 2009

October 19, 2009

We arrived home last night around 9:00 PM after watching Samantha Smith of Wakefield, RI, win the 2009 New England Medal. The final riders were all outstanding–including Devon Wood of Dover, NH; Kelsey Hart of East Greenbush, NY; and Carolyn Lichtenberg of Pelham Manor, NY. The highlight for me was the presentation of the Katie […]

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A quick update from the New Englands

October 17, 2009

All is well in Springfield, MA, at the New England Equitation Championships. Yesterday we watched the 18-22 year-olds in their equitation final. There were some amazing trips. Interestingly, the top ten horses were all GELDINGS. Not a mare in the bunch……hmmmm…… The silent auction items are way cool, including a lesson with Frank Madden, a […]

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My 40th Birthday Present

October 16, 2009

Today is my 40th birthday. My gift to myself is this: today Samantha and her friend, along with another horse show mom and I are driving down to Springfield, MA, for the New England Medal Finals. We will be watching the juniors compete. We’ll have already missed the adults. I’ll be there to watch Larissa […]

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HITS Ocala

October 15, 2009

It’s only October, but already, the talk in the barn is Ocala, Ocala, Ocala. “Are you going to Ocala?”

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Take the poll: how deep are your horse pockets?

October 14, 2009

OK, folks. It’s our first “She Rides, I Pay” poll. To take the poll, go to the ride sidebar and click on your answer. Here’s the question: How much money will you spend on horse expenses in 2009? $10,000 or less $25,000 or less More than $25,000 I don’t know and don’t want to

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Finding the balance between homework and barn time

October 14, 2009

Looking for advice. We’re just wading into middle school. New school, new grading system, lots of new teachers with different expectations. For the most part things have gone well. The one problem area is homework and communication. Getting “the girl” to tell us about her homework assignments (when she gets them, not the night before […]

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A terrible safety reminder

October 14, 2009

This is a horrible story about a 21-year-old Harvard University student equestrian named Ariel Shaker who passed away last week after a riding accident.  She was a member of the Polo Team and was schooling one of the team horses on the flat at the team barn in Ipswich, MA. Apparently her horse spooked and […]

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It’s not her job to hold your horse for the vet

October 13, 2009

Recently, we had a barn meeting for boarders. About a week later, there was a meeting for barn workers. Since I fit into both categories, I was at both meetings. For the boarders, it was a chance for the trainer to remind us all to pick up after ourselves and to set some general guidelines. […]

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