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What a weekend!

posted on : November 23, 2010

It was an absolute whirlwind of a 4-day weekend, with a super successful ending to a great start. Fridays I usually don’t work so I can get my weekly errands done, so I took the day to get the barn cleaned up and rearranged for winter. Friday…

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Family,Horses

Home from Aiken – Bittersweet

posted on : April 3, 2010

As you have probably noticed from Facebook/Twitter updates, Wanda and I have returned from Aiken to my parents’ home in Fairfax Station, VA. There is a point in time when being a working student starts to wear on you both mentally and physically, and I think ending things…

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Horses,Work

10 days till Aiken!

posted on : January 15, 2010

There are 10 days until the official move to Aiken! Emma’s been crazy trying to get all the horses clipped and all the stuff together to take down with us. I’m actually heading home to northern VA this weekend (Friday to Sunday) to attend an HA…

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Uncategorized,Work

Requiem for my eye…

posted on : December 7, 2009

What do you get when you mix working in a barn and running out of contact lenses? The short story: A very unattractive infected eye.   The long story: A week ago I ran out of contact lenses. I called the optometrist and they said they would only order me…

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Family,Holidays,Keana

A Very Turkey Vacation

posted on : November 27, 2009

A TON has gone on in the past two months! Firstly, I would like to share the good news that I was asked by Phillip and Evie to join them when Phillip moves the competition horses down south to Aiken, South Carolina mid-January to late March. It is a…

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Horses,Travel,Work

Another Day at TPF!

posted on : September 22, 2009

Today I got to ride a horse Phillip owns named Houston, and may be looking to buy. Everyone here thinks I’m crazy because he’s definitely not the easiest horse to ride, but I did flat work with him today and actually felt pretty good. I&#8217…

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Horses,Work

Plantation Crazy

posted on : September 19, 2009

This week/weekend was Plantation Horse Trials and CIC. Luckily this event was about 15 minutes away, so transporting horses to and from the event was pretty easy. Today was the x-country day, and the weather was PERFECT! Phillip scheduled all the horses at True Prospect to have the…

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AEC’s and a roommate!

posted on : September 13, 2009

Phillip and the crew are on their way back from the American Eventing Championships. Things went pretty well, but everyone who had faults knew they could have changed things to make them better. Final Results: Advanced (6) Phillip – 2nd Nate – 3rd Jennie – 6th Intermediate (16) Jennie &#8211…

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Horses,Work

Oh what a day!

posted on : September 3, 2009

I haven’t updated in a while, mostly because it has just been crazy getting settled here at True Prospect. Things with me are going so much better after a bit of a rocky start getting used to the craziness that is here! My horse Sully is doing loads…

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Horses,Work

Phillips Dutton’s: Day 1

posted on : August 12, 2009

Day 1 of me as a working student for Phillip Dutton. The trip was about 3 hours from Northern VA to here in West Grove, PA. I ended up paying about $32 in tolls on I-95. One toll was $23! It was just crazy. I can definitely tell here…

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