Category Archives: Humor/Opinions

Horse & Academy

Today I attended the first ever editorial board meeting for the new advice and all around fun magazine Horse & Academy. The board is all children ages 8-16. It is a bold move (even though I am 12 myself). The idea of … Continue reading

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Cow Crazy is the new Horse Crazy

I always take pride the story of when I was younger and my parents said to me “If you can save up enough money to buy a horse then you can have a horse” never expecting that I would actually … Continue reading

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Physics and Horseshoeing

   There is a discussion going on down the blog about show shoes, length of toe and weight.     I remarked that I felt length of toe was probably more stressful on the joints/ligaments of a Morgan show horse than the … Continue reading

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Versitile Morgans

I am a nobody in the “Morgan World” but am well known  around my own 25 acres  .  This post supports the chat about how show horses can do so much more!  I’ve just come in from a wonderful morning … Continue reading

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SHOW vs. USE (Revisited)

 I imagine most of the readers of this blog are tired of the discussions covering the Plaintiffs Proposed Bylaws which will be voted upon at the convention.   I too am weary.   However, I received the mailing from Marjorie Hazelwood in the mail … Continue reading

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A trip down memory lane

In the process of a pending move I’ve been sorting through some of my things figuring out what can get tossed, what can go to Goodwill, what can go in storage and what can come with me.  One of the … Continue reading

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Pet Peeves

  I know I can’t be the only one with “pet peeves” about what they see in the show ring.  Most of mine are within the rules but just don’t seem right to me.  I wonder if others agree or … Continue reading

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an official protest

Show season is slowly winding down for those of us not headed to OKC. At one of the shows this summer, I found myself in an interesting situation and wondered how the other equine professionals of the world would have … Continue reading

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Catering to the Smaller Morgan Barns

this popped up in the Horse show scheduling thread: “I also think if we want the breed to grow we need to make it friendly to the smaller barns.” and i was going to comment on it, but i figured … Continue reading

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Finally, the world of fashion is catching up with us

Skinny jeans, you may love them or hate them, but they’re certainly the new wave in fashion trends.  If you’re anything like me, you realize the the fact that their called skinny jeans does not mean they make you look … Continue reading

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