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A Saturday date with Charm

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

This past Saturday I took temporary leave of my senses and rode Charm in the first of Karin Bielefeld’s two annual spring dressage clinics at Willow Tree. These events are valuable because they give you practice riding with an audience … Continue reading →

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Slowly but surely

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

Charm and I are the tortoise, not the hare–but we are getting there all the same. Here we are at this past weekend’s annual 2-day dressage show at Willow Tree. And here’s our collection of weekend swag. We did quadrille … Continue reading →

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A little walk (and jump) through the woods

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Breezy and I took a little trip to the woods with Wendy and Rain. This was not our usual walk through the woods… Here’s what Breezy and I usually do: Tanya, another trainer at Willow Tree, went to an enormous … Continue reading →

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A special thank-you portrait

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Yesterday was the third and final performance of the Rockin’ Riders dressage quadrille (see previous post for info on the quadrille) and the other three of us had decided that our quadrille leader, Kim, deserved some really cool recognition for … Continue reading →

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Quadrille!!

Posted on July 15, 2014 by

  Back in early spring four of us formed a dressage quadrille team. We had never done this before, and it was “fraught”! I had just acquired my new mare, Charm, and she was not fond of drill team-style riding. … Continue reading →

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Playing catch-up

Posted on May 9, 2014 by

Several things are in the works but somehow I have become major sidetracked from reporting on them. So, here goes… This painting which I completed a few months ago will now appear on a promotional poster for Reins of Life … Continue reading →

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East Lansing Adventures

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

I spent three days last week at my second appearance at the Michigan Horse Council’s Stallion Expo held each spring at Michigan State University in Michigan’s capital city. My booth is not getting any bigger, but it is getting fuller. … Continue reading →

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