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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: October 2009

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. It's that time of year when we need to renew Stormy's Life/Major Medical Insurance. If you are a horse owner the best piece of advice given to me and shared with you, is that, if you cannot afford to replace your horse tommorrow - buy insurance. That purchase tapped out our resources! It's expensive, but, in the world of horses what isn't? I caught him mi...

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: May 2010

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Monday, May 24, 2010. Pepiniere Spring Horse Show. The season has started once again with the first competition for Rachel and Stormy at the beautiful Pépinière Stables, St-Lazare, Quebec. The team had a fabulous showing with 1 rail in class #110 Adequan Metre 1.20 Jr/Am. 2nd - 1.20M Jr/Am Speed. 4th 120M Hit and Hurry. 8th - 1.20M Jr/Am Mini Prix. 1st Jump Canada Emerging Rider.

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: August 2011

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Sunday, August 7, 2011. Today we watched Stormy and his new owner Makayla compete at the Westar Farm Summer show. Makayla and Stormy became a new team at the beginning of July and although Rachel has maintained regular contact with the rider, family and farm owners we had not been in close contact since the horse was sold. Rachel sharing tips about Stormy with Makayla. Nature Image...

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: May 2009

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Half the fun of going to a horse show is the company you keep. We're very fortunate to have some great families and friends doing the "A" circuit with us. We commiserate, celebrate, help one another with morning feed, night feed, mucking and generally have an awesome time together! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile.

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: August 2010

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Sunday, August 22, 2010. The Best Laid Plans. Morgan Mees (future jockey) , Rachel and Gracie, Anna Mees (Owner and current jockey). 10M Speed Class - Gracious Me. Meanwhile, Stormy was patiently waiting for his turn at ringside with his grooms (Steph and Tricia) and Rachel's 3rd mount was being warmed up on the flat. 1st Jump on Course. Final count - 2 rails but a great ride!

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: October 2010

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Sunday, October 24, 2010. Rachel was unwell during the final Grand Prix day of the Ottawa Capital Classic (see previous post) and spent the next 3 days in bed. She finally dragged herself out of bed and prepared for Halton Place and the Emerging Rider class which she was hoping to place in. She did place but not high enough to be the "Emerging Rider" champion. While she was home, f...

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: Surprise, Surprise!

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Sunday, October 24, 2010. Rachel was unwell during the final Grand Prix day of the Ottawa Capital Classic (see previous post) and spent the next 3 days in bed. She finally dragged herself out of bed and prepared for Halton Place and the Emerging Rider class which she was hoping to place in. She did place but not high enough to be the "Emerging Rider" champion. While she was home, f...

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: September 2009

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. We're closing in on 5 weeks of stall rest for our restless boy. Rachel took him for a walk in the indoor arena last evening and then for some grazing outside. He was remarkably well behaved with only a couple of "freak outs". Rachel is a pro at reading his body language and telling him (or asking him) to behave before it escalates. The advantage we have...

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix: The Best Laid Plans....

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Short Stirrup to Grand Prix. In the beginning it was Short Stirrup and now its Grand Prix. A Blog about the ride in between. Sunday, August 22, 2010. The Best Laid Plans. Morgan Mees (future jockey) , Rachel and Gracie, Anna Mees (Owner and current jockey). 10M Speed Class - Gracious Me. Meanwhile, Stormy was patiently waiting for his turn at ringside with his grooms (Steph and Tricia) and Rachel's 3rd mount was being warmed up on the flat. 1st Jump on Course. Final count - 2 rails but a great ride!