Meet Princess L’Heureux, aka Penny, the itchiest horse I’ve ever met in my life.
The last time I went to my parents and stopped by the barn for a visit, Penny was awfully happy to see me. Mom and I were making our way down the barn aisle and checking out some of the new horses [...]

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I’ve been reading Jim Wofford’s cross-country column in Practical Horseman for the last year, and I’ve slowly warmed up to him. I wasn’t sure I liked him at first, because he’s raw, opinionated, and tells it like it is — sometimes a little too bluntly.
But I’ve found that I can’t really disagree with him, and [...]

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I’m still alive!
I left super early Thursday morning on a bus trip to New York City as a chaperone with a high school band and choir. We got home late Saturday night after a whirlwind tour, and Sunday afternoon I flew out for Houston for the Small Business Unleashed internet marketing conference I told [...]

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While I actually watch the big game for the football and not just the funny Superbowl commercials, I am always drawn to the Budweiser Clydesdale commercials. The one where the horses are kicking the football for an extra point has always been one of my favorites.

As I was walking with the volunteer coordinator at Pegasus [...]

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Here are some more great Christmas gift ideas for that horse-crazed loved one. This set includes a variety of practical items that are good quality riding equipment and apparel. I’ve had many horsey Christmases myself and have tried a variety of brands of each of these products, and the following are my top picks.
Riding Gloves

Warm [...]

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Amazon.com Widgets
As a general rule, kids in school (and even once we get to be adults) are either science/math minded or literary minded. The scientific kids are good with numbers and equations and the logical ordering of the world. They excel in things that require attention to detail and are rooted in proven [...]

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Paradoxically, the first horse experiences I can remember are all bad. My mom had me perched on horseback since before I could walk, and I don’t even remember learning the basics like stop, go, turn, trot, post.
I do, however, very distinctly remember a black and white pony - appropriately named Domino - stepping on my [...]

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