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A great birthday

posted on : June 15, 2013

Thursday the 13th of June was my 26th birthday, and turned out to be my best one yet.  Usually I dread my birthday, not because of getting older but because I have always had bad birthdays.  The past couple years I have had to work late, have had some major…

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Horses

Wanda’s Big Day (Hopefully!)

posted on : May 23, 2013

Wanda, our 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, has been spending the past week at a farm in Marshall, VA with an experienced reproductive veterinarian to hopefully become an expectant mother.  Unbeknownst to her, we delicately chose “Royal Classic” as her mate, and shipped the “goods&#8221…

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Dogs,Horses,Keana,Running,Sports

DRPC Horse Trials & the Run for Justice 5k

posted on : May 9, 2012

Back to the fun of crazy weekends! Saturday I volunteered at the Difficult Run Pony Club Horse Trials at Frying Pan Park as a jump judge.  This is my last year with the pony club (I age out at the end of the year), so I’m trying to…

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Horses,Travel

Wanda’s two months in Aiken

posted on : March 29, 2011

This past weekend I made the 10 hour + trip from Fairfax, VA on Friday after work to Aiken, SC (with an overnight pit stop in Florence, SC), and returned on Sunday. I had originally taken Wanda to Aiken for a few reasons, with the greatest being the fact I have…

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Horses,Travel,Work

My job and Aiken adventures

posted on : January 31, 2011

My last update was December 2nd, and boy has a lot gone on since then! The holidays went without a glitch, and I was lucky to be able to spend Christmas with my family at Millwood this year. Last year I was working in PA, and had to work that…

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Horses

Morning Excitement

posted on : December 2, 2010

This morning at the barn we had a bit of excitement! I let Wanda & Dublin out in to their field, forgetting I had pinned open a gate on the other side of the paddock because the manure pile is there and they hadn’t been allowed out because…

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Horses

Year End Awards

posted on : November 23, 2010

In other news, Brittanie Hardy & Wonderbaar are Open Novice Champions for the United States Eventing Association Area II! http://www.usea2.net/competitions/points/190-2010-year-end-points-participant-photos Brittanie Hardy & Wonderbaar ended 4th for Novice from the United States Equestrian Federation for their zone, and…

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Entertainment,Horses

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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Eventing,Horses

The Unfortunate Waredaca Horse Trials

posted on : October 25, 2010

So Wanda and I have been having hiccups at our events lately. It’s frustrating because we started off in the Spring winning everything, and lately we haven’t been able to complete an event without a run-out. This past weekend was pretty busy for us. On…

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Entertainment,Eventing,Family,Horses,Travel

Update!

posted on : October 20, 2010

Here’s what we missed: August: Drove to Canandaigua, NY with mom and dad, stayed at the Acorn Inn Bed & Breakfast, and passed my United States Pony Club ‘H-A’ Rating!!! Totaled my 2004 Mazda 3 “Craig” (ouch) Went to the DC Improv with…

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