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Featured Story: Mynta the Fjordhorse

So far, the new semester has gone well. It was off to a really good start on lovely Barka (alas, she’s now resting, having strained herself coming off the summer grazing with a bit much extra weight), and then I had some great dressage lesson on Nelson and Blacky and a very good round of jumping on Nelson. He’s really become very co-operative and fun to ride.

Which brings me to my last lesson, on Mynta the Fjordhorse. She is very much a Fjordhorse and a mare, which means she isn’t terribly interested in co-operating with anyone. In particular, she tends to try and avoid any and all work by

From Naturally: Horsetales
  • Bestiary
    Meet some special dogs and horses.
    Ringo

    Ringo is a high-drive, boisterous boxer with at least one mind of his own. Compared to our previous boxers, who were pretty happy to be ‘just’ pets, Ringo needs lots and lots of stimulation. When he gets bored, which happens with some regularity, he is quite likely to take matters into his own ......

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  • Boxertales
    A blog about boxers.
    Head, Meet Wall

    It has been a while since an update on what we’ve been up to with Ringo (and what Ringo has been up to with us). That’s not so much for a lack of things to report but because I’ve generally been feeling too frustrated with him. Today, that cup just about flooded at the Boxer Championships.

    Shows...

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  • Horsetales
    A blog about horses.
    Too Much Excitement

    Yesterday’s lesson was…exciting, courtesy of the temperature (-10). Most of the horses were on their toes and that definitely included Barka. I do get a bit nervous when a horse is tense and it feels like you’re sitting on top of the horse instead of sitting into it. That usually leads to me...

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