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I keep seeing people on facebook moan about how riders are inconsiderate to drivers when they don’t thank the driver for being considerate around them. As a rider I’d like to say right now that regardless of whether I not or smile or wave or whatever, I am 100% thankful and happy that you didn’t drive like an ass-hat. I’m just riding, and I’m concentrating, and I’ve waved and smiled to like 384725923845 passing cars already and maybe 4 of them have bothered to a acknowledge that fact themselves. I’m disheartened because you guys can be just as rude on the road. I’m putting my effort into making sure my green 4 year old doesn’t randomly spook because he’s stupid, and I really don’t want to ride him one handed, even for a split second. Sometimes I might think I’m smiling but in fact I’m giving you a weird grimace because the sun is in my eyes, or I’ve randomly gotten cramp in my hip, or my horse has tensed up. I do my very best to be considerate of everyone I pass by, or who passes me, but you know what? It’s not always possible.

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Calvary officer going cross country!

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1000 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY!

So I have reached 1000 followers and to celebrate I wanted to do a giveaway for all my lovely followers and friends!

So, the terms and conditions:

-You must be following me, and I will check!

-Reblog as many times as you want, each reblog counts as an entry.

-Likes do not count but you can like this post to bookmark it.

-International shipping!

-Names will be chosen via a random name generator, to make this as fair as possible!

-Deadline date will be the 25th July 2015.

-If this post gets a significant amount of notes I will also add this polo shirt to the prize draw!

Good luck everyone and happy re-blogging!

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Equestrians of Twitter 3/?

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... I’m usually the funny thing people see out walking; me and my other half will often hack out in full costume. We get stopped for photos a lot of the time. Turns out people just aren’t used to seeing Romans riding down the road...

a while ago i started making a mental note of all the hilarious and ridiculous things i see out riding. regular hackers will know a lot of the time hacking is stressful but sometimes it’s worth the pain. here are some...

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My fiancé’s dream horse dropped a frikken foal yesterday. Wed didn’t know she was pregnant. She literally arrived like 2 weeks ago, and that foal shot out of her like a bullet. One minute she was just like “Hey!” and the next I heard a splat and there was a baby, and I didn’t have my phone on me, and it was just me and my non-horsey OH at the yard.

Safe to say he’s now very much a horsey person. He’s going to look at buying the mare and the foal, because he loves them so much.

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proof that horses are constantly giving you the middle finger 

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“mules don’t belong in the hunter/jumper ring”

Everyone laughed at B and Neenah when they entered the ring last weekend. Then they won every class the entered and the “I can’t believe my horse got beat my a mule” comments started. 

We thought nothing of it, typical horse show conversations. 

Then we got an e-mail this morning. 

Neenah was “adorable” they “loved having her”, “she caused no problems” BUT SHE CAN’T COME BACK TO SHOW due to too many complaints from trainers. 

So, Neenah’s hunter/jumper career ended as quickly as it began, B is heartbroken, Susie and I are livid…. a mule can go to the US Dressage finals or 3day eventing but can’t show at a local hunter/jumper show?  We are researching ways to fight this decision and any recommendations would be really helpful. 

Would trainers have complained if she hadn't won?

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The last picture taken of Milo. My puppy, Wilson, is trying to share his food.

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Red

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horses of Middle Earth

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So, Red decided to brace his neck and fuck off over the gate to the field that we're resting at the moment. He didn't quite make it over. This is what was left of our already dilapidated gate.

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Moses discovered the feed bins.

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Phantom is basically the only member of the herd that’ll put up with Welshman’s shenanigans.

My filly, Phantom (the coloured in the back) and a new addition to the herd, Welshman. Can’t deal with the faces he pulls!

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Close up of Carlynmai Welshman, 3 year old Welsh gelding.