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This story begins with a bit of romance. My hubby surprised me with a 30-year-old horse trailer. He bought it on a rainy night at a ranch east of Dallas, known for offering massive, gorgeous Friesian horses as photography props for quinceaneras, which are Latin American celebrations of a girl’s 15th birthday, marking the transition…
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For my next shopping day, I finally had an experienced horse person with me, one of the young teacher/trainers from the barn where I take lessons. At 16, she already knows a lot about horses and seems to have a natural knack for working with them. If you missed the first two installments of my…
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For those of you who missed my last post, I’m shopping for my first horse, and I’m taking you along for the ride. I went out again on my own without a teacher/trainer to try horses at two locations in one day. My first stop was a ranch where they sell a lot of horses,…
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Notes from my first horse shopping experience More than a year ago, at the urging of my loving, supportive hubby, I started taking riding lessons in Western horsemanship at a local barn recommended by a church friend. The goal: deciding if my life-long dream of owning a horse was still something I could realistically pursue….
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When was the last time you attempted something hard? How have you gotten out of your comfort zone lately? Are you trying new things and challenging the status quo in your life? Now I’m not talking about moving to Tibet and becoming a monk or selling everything you own and living in a camper van…
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I’m not a superstitious person, but on the most recent Friday the 13th I encountered some bad luck. On my morning jog, my dog almost killed me. My German shepherd-border collie mix is 9 ½ years old but still acts like a puppy much of the time. She has sooooo much energy that she needs…
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Cold weather used to be a great excuse for me to avoid a run or a walk. Some days, I’d go to the gym instead of exercising outside. Other days, I’d sip hot chocolate and do nothing. Then I got my canine running buddy who loves the cold. When the weather gets too hot, she…
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Walking, sitting and standing with good posture has lasting benefits on your health, your outlook and your image. Bad posture causes back pain, saps your energy and can result in a permanent hump. Take time to practice putting your shoulders back and straightening your neck and spine and reap long-term rewards. Hello, my name is…
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Did you know that better posture can improve your health, mood, self-confidence and appearance? Try this 30-day posture challenge to cultivate a healthy habit with lasting benefits. I’m starting a 30-day posture improvement challenge because I’ve been slouching for decades. Here’s the BACK story (see what I did there?): “Stand up straight!” I think my…
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Have you ever thought about running for exercise but decided you were too old to start? Or you used to run and tried to pick it back up after a few (or many) years and found it was a lot harder than it used to be? I’ve considered myself a runner since I won ribbons…
