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The “Rider Tan”

While most people go to the beach to lay out in the sun and get a nice tan, equestrians do it a little differently. Instead of laying on the sand, we are riding in it. The only problem is that we ride in pants, and no matter how much sunscreen we wear or if we ride in an EquiVisor,Continue reading “The “Rider Tan””

One Man’s Endless Adventures

Sometimes the best supporters aren’t the ones who show up to events and cheer you on as loud as they can. Sometimes they are watching from a distance, waiting behind the forefront of someone’s life. For me, one of those people was my grandfather.

Head, Heart, Hands, Health

Much of my junior years of riding was spent participating and riding with 4-H. Over the course of seven years I did everything with my pony, Angel, from putting on fundraising shows to competing in quiz bowl to qualifying for States and Eastern States. So when a bunch of the kids from my barn needed twoContinue reading “Head, Heart, Hands, Health”

NHHJA Spring Show

My first show of the season has officially come and gone, and I couldn’t be happier with the way it went. Two Thursdays ago I came home from school and went straight to the barn to squeeze in one last ride before the first New Hampshire Hunter Jumper Association show of the year, the spring show. The next day,Continue reading “NHHJA Spring Show”

Transformation: 2013-2014

This week marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of my lease of Axcent. It is hard to believe that just 365 days ago I was signing a lease contract for three months with a new horse, not knowing what was going to happen or that one day he would become mine.