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You can’t have JUST ONE.

HAPPY NEW DOVER CATALOGUE SEASON! Not much compares to looking into your mailbox and seeing a fat, new Dover Saddlery catalog laying inside just waiting for an equestrian to feast their eyes on the endless pages of horsey items. Sure you could just go online and see it all there, but it’s not the sameContinue reading “You can’t have JUST ONE.”

Next Stop…Regionals!

Last Saturday was BCET’s last regular show of the 2013-2014 IHSA season. This show was back in Connecticut for the regionally hosted show, meaning that all the teams would contribute and help the show run smoothly. Becker was designated to help hold horses for the day, not a hard job for a horse-crazy team. BecauseContinue reading “Next Stop…Regionals!”

Double Header – Part Two

When my alarm went off for day two of BCET’s sleep deprived weekend the only thing I wanted to do was stay in my burrito roll of blankets and fall back into oblivion. If only. Instead, I dragged myself out of bed for another day of exhaustion, cold temperatures, and horse showing. Again, my bodyContinue reading “Double Header – Part Two”

Double Header – Part One.

Second semester means the second half of Becker’s IHSA season. After welcoming one new rider and one returning rider onto the team, BCET was ready to start practicing for our first weekend of showing. Not only would our first show of 2014 be at the end of spring break, therefore cutting our break in half,Continue reading “Double Header – Part One.”

Dilemmas of being an Equestrian: Winter Edition

Who really likes winter? Between below freezing temperatures and massive nor’easter storms with enough snow to bury my house, winter in New England is tough for an equestrian. It entails dressing up like the Michelin Man just to find out that all the buckets are frozen, your horse’s feet are packed with snow, and itContinue reading “Dilemmas of being an Equestrian: Winter Edition”