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Our First Episode Is LIVE!

On this day, 19 years ago, we began to write our first ever story together. It seemed very fitting that the first episode of our podcast should come out today!

In this debut episode, join Emma and Esme as we dive headfirst into the world of youthful storytelling. We kick off with our very first book that we wrote together, which began 19 years ago on this day. It's called Living 2 Die and yes, it is every bit as ridiculous and melodramatic as the title suggests. In episode one we start with the prophecy that isn't really a prophecy and puzzle over vague world building and entertaining typos.

Tune in now to listen to our inaugural episode and embark on this exciting journey with us!

You can listen on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and pretty much anywhere else you get your podcasts. Or you can listen directly from our website!

Stay tuned for more episodes filled with storytelling, laughter, and shared memories, releasing fortnightly! Don’t forget, we are a new podcast and are just finding our audience. You can help us by liking and sharing our page and telling all your friends about us!

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Baby b competing with big B for Longest Legs

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First comp of the year and we came home with 2 blue ribbons 🥳

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📷 Half Steps Photography

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Treets?

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Hey everyone, I'd really appreciate a vote in Half Steps Photography's horse of the year comp! Lexi and I made it into the finals!!

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So Lexi and are in the running for Half Steps Photography's Horse of the Year! We have made it all the way through to the finals. And the last round takes place on Instagram!

I'd love it and be forever grateful if anyone could jump over to insta and like and/or comment to vote for us! (Link below)

Boo is always my horse of the year, but it'd be pretty neat christmas gift to win this to boot. We all know how our horses impact our lives. Lexi came into mine as a gangy two year old way back in 2010. We've grown together and have shared some tough times and some awesome times. She's my heart horse. And having these memories was so special. If you've ever been on the fence about getting a shoot done with your horse, I can only say GO FOR IT. Especially if you have someone as amazing as Lexi (Human!) over at Half Steps Photography! (Seriously, check out her socials and website. S T U N N I N G)

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Spook Run 2022, Pekin, IN

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my loves 🥺

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I got water in her ears and she wasnt pleased with me

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Swollen glands could also just mean he's fighting off an infection or something. Might not be a big enough infection to make him feel unwell yet. There are lymph nodes around there too. Could be an enlarged thyroid too, though not quite the right position perhaps, but enlarged thyroids are very firm to touch. Its not super uncommon for horses to get this and is often benign.

Basically, that's an area where all sort of lumps are possible, but your vet will be able to tell you what's what :) i wouldn't trust Google on this one 😅

Question for peeps. Toto has this big hard bump, I think a swollen parotid gland? Very hard, I thought it was actual bone at first and was very confused. I can feel it on the other side too but it’s much smaller.

Google = could be a sign of strangles or ‘grass mumps’ but he has no symptoms of anything. He’s bright and cheerful and eating, no snotty nose. He’s not sensitive here, doesn’t bother him when I poke it. I’m still trying to figure out if it’s new or I just never noticed, but I feel like I would have noticed.

One Google result suggested horses can get swollen parotid glands from being worked improperly. Obvs Toto is not in ridden or hard work but he has been very upside-down moving for a long time, default posture is head stuck up high. When I go to do jaw flexions with him (like the cession de machoire) I get no results, no ‘release’ and no chewing. He’s also just very very stiff through his whole head and hard to get any sort of significant stretch/wiggle/adjust that isn’t just his entire neck. So I’m wondering if maybe it’s just his longterm bad posture that has contributed, and maybe our recent lunge work made it pop up.

So my QUESTION: any of y’all know of a horse who’s exhibited swollen parotid glands related to musculature/training/inflexibility, or other mysterious causes that didn’t seem related to illness?

I’ll have the vet glance at it when he comes out but I’m kind of expecting a shrug and a ‘as long as it’s not bothering him’

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The next few years are 100% just going to be comparison posts between these two lol

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This was the best day. It was so good to see everyone 😭

Saddle club reunited at last <3

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Gotta love that final heel flick... looks like all the bucking practice came in handy :P

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Horse ASMR - sound on for best effect

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That's the emerald lol which is the same as the amazonite except its got navy binding instead of off white

What's this? Actually riding the wee beastie??

Last week I managed to do a lesson with the Pivo, and it actually worked really well. Which got me all excited. Because if it means i don't to float Boo a 5hour round trip, then it means I will be able to get lessons a LOT more frequently!

Unfortunately it's been super wet and boggy so haven't been able to get too hard core into it. But probably best to build up some fitness first before we go pulling out all the tricks we know anyway. (Not that there are many tricks that we know...)