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November 25, 2018 by Lisa

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

It’s Holiday Time! While the winter in Colorado isn’t exactly great for riding, it is fantastic for connecting with family. And being busy isn’t reserved for just me. Out entire family of adult children is very busy too. But every Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are blessed that our kids and their significant others come to …

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October 21, 2018 by Lisa

How To Take Epic Photos Of Your Horse

50 Miles in 30 Days Challenge

How To Take Epic Photos Of Your Horse We have all seen awesome photos of horses. But while most of use don’t have the ability to hire a professional photographer to come out and take pictures of our horses, that doesn’t mean you can’t take epic photos of your horse! If you have your own …

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September 3, 2018 by Lisa

Budget Equestrian The Podcast – Online Horse Shows

25 Things To Do When You Have To Stay Home

Online Horse Shows Hello awesome equestrians of the internet! I am happy to say that I have made it through the Confident Rider challenge.  THAT was a challenge! But it is done, and I can get back to my normal schedule of 3 videos and blog posts a week. This is good, because it gives …

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July 15, 2018 by Lisa

Capturing Moments At A Horse Show

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Lights, Camera, Action For the past 6 weeks I have been going to the Colorado Horse Park to watch the weekly Grand Prix class that they have. And while I am playing the role of a spectator, I have also been taking a lot of pictures. And capturing moments at a horse show, well a …

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June 16, 2018 by Lisa

Finding The Perfect Horse Property

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Always Looking For The Perfect New Home I am ALWAYS looking for a new home. Even though I love our home, and we have been making improvements over the years to make it perfect, it still isn’t quite perfect. And the biggest reason for this is I do not have a ‘real’ barn. This is …

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June 10, 2018 by Lisa

It’s Horse Show Season In Colorado

New Rules On Spectators At Horse Shows This Summer

It’s The Most Wonderful Tim Of The Year While some will argue with me that the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas time, this is my most favorite time of the year. This is the kick off week for Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park. And although I am not …

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May 30, 2018 by Lisa

A Week After Surgery – Finding Something To Do

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A Week Into Recovery After Surgery Last Wednesday, at this time I was getting ready to go to the hospital for my surgery. Leading up to this day, I had undergone so many tests, and exams including a nuclear stress test for my heart to make sure my heart would be strong enough for the …

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October 28, 2017 by Lisa

Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap

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Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap Well, every week since I have been posting my weekly video recap posts, I have been trying so hard to get all of the videos out that I have planned. But yet, something inevitably happens and I don’t get them all posted. But, at least I was able to stay …

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October 16, 2017 by Lisa

Capturing Memories of the Year

25 Things To Do When You Have To Stay Home

Capturing Memories of the Year With the shorter days of the season, and the busy time of getting ready for the upcoming holidays there isn’t a lot of time for me to be riding. My riding time is now restricted to the rare days on the weekends when it is warm. Yes, I am a …

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September 3, 2017 by Lisa

Getting Better With Photography

Online Horse Shows

Getting Better With Photography I love taking pictures. And I love competing in online horse shows. But my skills as a photographer need to improve, and maybe you have this challenge too. So I wanted to share with you some of the things I’m doing for getting better with photography. Taking pictures is easy. You …

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July 23, 2016 by Lisa

Not Always Horses

not always horses

Ok, so most of my free time is eaten up by horsey-time. But just because I love horses doesn’t mean I eat sleep and dream them 24-7(Ok, I do, but that’s beside the point.) But like everyone else with horses, there has to be some time left over for everything else that happens on a …

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