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Heat Wave, continued | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Heat Wave, continued. July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015. Yes, I know – if. Any solitary readers of this blog. Any of you live in a truly hot climate, our measly 35*C temperatures probably seem like child’s play to you. Meanwhile, we are wilting up here in Ottawa and struggling to move at anything faster than a shuffle. I capitulated to the heat and adopted a fashionable riding outfit of tank top and sunglasses:. This deceptively simple exercise totally kicked our butts! Our only m...
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Flatwork and a small disaster | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Flatwork and a small disaster. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015. Schmoodle was clean, shiny and ready for a coat of hoof polish when I reached into the bottom of my grooming box and discovered, to my horror, that my new bottle of Cowboy Magic tail detangler had spilled. If anyone out there is a) reading this and b) has had anything similar happen before – please tell me what you did to get all the slimy stuff off! Yeah, this stuff. ALL FORTY DOLLARS’ WORTH. 8221;) across – ...
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Flat Days: Musing on Draw Reins and Vacations | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Flat Days: Musing on Draw Reins and Vacations. July 26, 2015. Had a good flat school on Thursday night once again, Schmoodle came out with ants in his pants, but once again, he settled and produced some lovely work. Honest question here.) That being said, I like them attached to the billets or side D-ring of the girth when I need to emphasize straightness once in a while. Or, Schmoodle needs to come to terms with the fact that he basically works five hours a week at things th...
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(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: Heat Wave | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: Heat Wave. July 29, 2015. July 29, 2015. It felt like 38*C (around 100F) in Ottawa yesterday. Today will be going up to 42*. I’M NOT DOWN. We went on a bareback jaunt yesterday night, then had a nice bath (I say “we” because I’m incapable of bathing a horse without soaking myself totally.) More of the same on the agenda tonight, I should think. I may even break my self-imposed rule of “no riding in tank tops”. Heat Wave, continued →. You are commen...
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Horses I Have Loved: Artus | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Horses I Have Loved: Artus. July 21, 2015. July 21, 2015. This weekend, I got sucked into the wormhole of looking at old horse pictures on my computer. In. We did love the heck out of our horses, who in turn rose to the occasion time and again. For me, that all started with…. Artus and I were deer in headlights at that first show. I had no idea what anything meant (Open card? What do you mean I just jumped three rounds and none of them counted? Most importantly, we learned th...
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Liz Stronach | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. November 4, 2015. November 5, 2015. Well, do you want the good news or the bad news? Let’s start optimistically. Oakley and I have been spending lots of quality time together this week. Unfortunately, that time has been limited to hand-walking, icing, poulticing and bandaging. My bro, uncle, aunt, dad and mum with the big dude and me. Alas, on Sunday I took him out of his stall and he was dead lame. Like crippled, leg-tremblingly lame, despite having been totally sound th...
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August | 2015 | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. August 29, 2015. August 29, 2015. Think of the stories they could tell…. Larry has been to the Canadian Championships, the International Ring at Spruce Meadows, and a Nations Cup in Argentina, where he earned my trainer her first Team Canada red coat. Now he mostly causes trouble for whoever is assigned to flat him. Larry in his heyday in Argentina. My trainer’s first Grand Prix horse! Lookin’ fly a few years ago. And me, says Schmoodle. August 27, 2015. August 26, 2015.
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July | 2015 | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Heat Wave, continued. July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015. Yes, I know – if. Any solitary readers of this blog. Any of you live in a truly hot climate, our measly 35*C temperatures probably seem like child’s play to you. Meanwhile, we are wilting up here in Ottawa and struggling to move at anything faster than a shuffle. I capitulated to the heat and adopted a fashionable riding outfit of tank top and sunglasses:. This deceptively simple exercise totally kicked our butts! Our only m...
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Pink, Flowery Danger | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Pink, Flowery Danger. August 9, 2015. August 9, 2015. I thought to myself on Friday evening. Rather than struggling to move heavy cavalletti*, I will create today’s exercise using readily portable flower boxes. I feel like I complain about this a lot; it’s not because I’m a huge weakling, it’s because. We will work on all manner of things,. I thought, lulled by Schmoodle’s weeks of excellent behaviour. Are those flowers…SWAYING IN THE WIND? I decided to quit once I got the co...
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Lesson Time: Hitting the Gym | An Analytical Ammy
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Overthinking my horsey life. Lesson Time: Hitting the Gym. August 15, 2015. August 15, 2015. By contrast, last lesson Schmoodle came out a bit high, and I knew we would be jumping a course with lots of scary filler, so I concentrated solely on getting him as concentrated and sharp off my leg as possible. Today he lulled me into leaving him feeling a bit lazy, and I paid for it when we started jumping. Which was set at 40′, hello, embarrassing). And then keep coming up the seven. Nothing like a stop at an...