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Shout Out To The Broke Rider!
[social_warfare]Show season is starting, and even though I’m not showing this year, I still think about what I want to accomplish with riding and how far I’ve come. Thinking about my riding made me think back to my only “show” as a youth. As the youngest of five kids, the fact that I even got…
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The Art of The Journey: Why I’m Writing A Novel (Plus a Sample From Chapter 1)
[social_warfare] When I was 22 I left Oregon in my little red Honda Civic and drove 21 hours to Wickenburg, Arizona to work on a guest ranch. I was a little lost in school, a lot lost in life. I won’t romanticize the ranch, it was hard work. The owners had high expectations and the…
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A Blind Horse, A Determined Young Woman, And All The Feels
[social_warfare]This is one blog post I have been waiting, and waiting, and WAITING to be able to post. There are times in life when road blocks are put in your path, and some people find a way to navigate around the road blocks while others accept the barrier as a limitation. Then there’s Morgan Wagner,…
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Five Useful Barn Gifts For Under $5 Each
[social_warfare]I saw a post last week on one of the horse forums I follow discussing gifts to buy for fellow boarders. I thought it was a great idea, but it could get expensive fast. I like doing nice things for people, but I can’t do Oprah style giveaways on a Jerry Springer budget. And like…
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It’s a Wonderful (& Imperfect) Life
Family is the thing that gets your blood pumping, in anger or in splendid, blissful love. I’m sure everyone can tell stories on both ends of the spectrum. Perhaps it’s my Irish-Scottish heritage, but there have been plenty of days when I wanted to trade in my family. And there was even a period of…
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No Stirrup November is No Joke: How It’s Kicking My Ass & Can Kick Yours Too
I’ve never been much of one for trends. I dismissed trends like a hipster before the term hipster even existed. If something was trendy, I would purposefully avoid it. Pretentious? Absolutely. But this little personality quirk of mine saved me from several terrible fads: the flippy mini skirt, wearing (or even owning) Ugg boots with…
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When There’s Conflict At The Barn: My Survival Guide
Conflict At The Barn I can hear the collective gasp, “Oh no. She’s going there?” Yes. We’re going there. And you’re coming with me. So go get your popcorn, because I’m feeling feisty. And my post is accompanied by a pictorial guide of animal puns, how could you resist? Anytime you put two or more…
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What A Difference A Year Makes
What a difference a year makes. Do you ever take a moment to think about what you’ve done in the last twelve months? How far you’ve come, how much you’ve grown, what you’ve accomplished? I don’t mean necessarily on New Year’s Day, I mean some other demarcation in the year, a date that’s meaningful to…
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Horsewomen Are The Best Women (4 Things To Know About Dating One)
[social_warfare]As I was washing my horse’s tail a few days ago I was thinking about how I was out of conditioner and considered taking my horse’s conditioner home to tide me over until payday. I had to chuckle. I wondered if my husband had any idea what he was getting into when we bought Gangster. If…