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right where you left me by taylor swift x the wedding dress by frederick elwell

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When Ocean Vuong said " I miss you more than I remember you. "

And when Taylor Swift said " And though I can't recall your face, I've still got love for you. "

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Cow pasture. Nature’s calendar. 1900. Internet Archive

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INDIVIDUAL BRONZE FOR ANDREW HOY AND VASSILY 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE HOY HOY HOY!!!!

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“We owe it to our horses to be as balanced, centered and disciplined as possible when we ride.”

— Charter for the Classical Rider (via black-tobiano)

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Tokyo 2020 Dressage Stars . Something a little bit different. Some very quick scribbles with a splash of colour, of the equine stars of the Olympics. Took some screenshots from the routines and drew from them as reference. Wow! It’s really something else watching the best of the best! All the horses looked like they were dancing. Makes me want to go riding again. Also, it’s so frustrating when these quick scribbles have SO much more character than my ‘finished’ pieces 😓

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Sabine Schut-Kery & Sanceo

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Also costs $0 to shut up about Dujardin wearing a helmet for the jog.

She was there when a groom got kicked in the head (lived, just a gash) in Rio and clearly that had an impact on her.

Shit should probably mean we all should have helmets on at jogs/medal ceremonies in these types of events just as a safety measure.

Doesn't mean she's afraid of her horse or that these horses are horribly trained on the ground. It's a high stress, unfamiliar environment. Accidents happen even with the quietest of horses.

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The Olympics is a unique experience, because once every 4 years I watch sports I don’t understand and that I’ll never watch otherwise just because it’s the Olympics.

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An Equestrian Fashion Plate (Godey’s Lady’s Book¶ , 1842)

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Secretariat winning the Preakness

“You need luck as well as good blood lines to produce a horse like Secretariat. It’s a funny thing, for instance, Secretariat’s got a half sister who looks like a potential winner. But he also has a half sister who couldn’t even outrun a fat man running downhill.” –Penny Tweedy, Secretariat’s Owner

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Mrs. Penny Tweedy and her horse….Secretariat.

Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973 and, 40 years later, he still holds the records for all three races - the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. The Belmont record may never fall.

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5, 6, 8, 52 for the ask game?

Thank you for asking!

5. What kind of bit do you use and why?

I use a Bombers Loose Ring Happy Tongue. I use it because it’s the bit he’s most noticeably happier in, and also because it suits his palate well.

6. Stock horse or sport horse?

This is tough! I have a soft spot for Australian Stock Horses. However, I think I’m going to have to choose sport horses. I’m ride English so I feel I’ve been conditioned to admire warmbloods and athletic horses. Plus, I really love thoroughbreds - they’re my favourite. In saying that, I still really love both.

8. Least favourite horse colour?

Probably grey. I think they’re beautiful, don’t get me wrong. But both of the grey horses I’ve owned have ended up getting a fatal melanoma so I’ve been scared off of them/ the only time I’d ever discriminate against colour if looking for a new horse would be grey.

52. What is your equestrian dream?

Realistically, just to be a good horseperson. I don’t really have any overly ambitious goals otherwise lol.

Although, if I were just dreaming, I’d like to live in a castle in the countryside that has a beautiful stable block and I’d hack around my vast acreage daily and not have a care in the world... I think I misinterpreted the question haha

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Plus farmers and everyone working in Agriculture bc everyone acting like food magically appears in the supermarket smh

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60 equestrian questions!