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Rainbows and Camals: Headed Home from Haras Cup
What a show; what a trip! After all that rain in Texas we had some mud and flooding to contend with in order to leave. Would we be able to get out of the…
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Pip Wins Intermediate Working Equitation National Championship
When we pulled in to Haras Cup in Magnolia, TX (and promptly got our truck stuck), I saw the magnificent Lusitanos and Andalusians with their picture-perfect Portugese riders executing flawless working equitation maneuvers…
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Will It Ever Stop Raining at Haras Cup 2015?!
If you’re from the Seattle area then at least once you’ve been the butt of jokes about “Bringing the rain with you” when you travel out of area. In my case, this seemed…
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Horse Roadtrip! On Our Way to the Haras Cup
A few months ago I had no idea that I would leave my friends and family behind, take two weeks off work, and travel 2,700 miles one way from Tenino, Washington to Magnolia,…
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Practicing, and Why It Matters More Than the Show
In preparation for a big competition, like our upcoming trip to the Haras Cup Working Equitation Championships, the only path to success that I can see lies in a routine of practice. The past…
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And Then the Hair Was Gone… [Pippin Pictures!]
Later this month Pip and I will travel to the Haras Cup Working Equitation Championships in Magnolia, TX to compete in the Intermediate division. We’re in the midst of many preparations for this…
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Pip to Compete at the Haras Cup in Texas
In less than two weeks Pip and I will leave the familiarity of the Pacific Northwest and travel with a group of other horses and riders from our region to Magnolia, Texas to…