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Category Archives: Challenge
Do What You Love, Even a Little…
As one who suffers from “perfectionism”, I frequently put off doing things I love because I don’t have enough time. Translation: my ideal is to do “the thing” without interruption. So, if I only have 15 minutes to do “the … Continue reading
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Ride 8, Goals, February
Ride 8. Some times things just gel. Yesterday was one of those days. Kathy texted me, “Have time for a visit if I swing by?” Me, “Yup, wanna ride?” Kathy, “have some place for me to put my groceries?” Me, … Continue reading
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Ride 6, thank heavens; and Ride 7 – we are rolling now!
After a full week off, I got back in the saddle again. Whew! I’ve put together some more realistic goals for this week for the horses. Nigel and I rode the trails alone for ride 6 – a good step … Continue reading
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Not Ride 6: The One Where a Tidal Wave of Misfortune Descends Upon Us All
1 week into the Challenge and all hell breaks loose. It’s like clockwork, every year. I am not making light of this at all. We are in the first week of the Challenge, and Challengers begin posting their disappointment to … Continue reading
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Rides 3 and 4: Being Bad at Things
Ride 3 put Nigel and I 10% of the way through the Challenge! (3 rides out of 30, 4+ hours out of 40). Nigel is a very well-educated horse and the poor guy’s trying to work with me bouncing around … Continue reading
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Ride 2, “The One Where Nigel Chills”
Suzie, Carl and I rode. Last year at this time I was alternating between spending hours trying to do chores, and warming up inside cursing the weather. I cursed enough for it to qualify as a cardio activity. We had … Continue reading
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Let the Games Begin! Ride #1
It was a dark and stormy morning. Or at least it was raining buckets. Shawna and I had a riding date for our first ride of the challenge. I spent an inordinate amount of time at the Department of … Continue reading
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2018 Horsemanship Challenge
You may find this surprising, but I think horses are effing awesome. Every year some of us join the Northwood Farms Horsemanship Challenge. Participants commit to riding 1 horse 30 times for a total of 40 hours over the … Continue reading
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