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Archive for October, 2007

The Gift of Horses

By GHC • Oct 12th, 2007 • Category: Gift Horse, Junior Bloggers, by Stargazer

by Stargazer, age 11
Whenever I see a horse, I take in a breath and admire their beauty and grace. Whenever people ride a horse, they borrow freedom. Whenever I am mounted on one of these amazing creatures, I am taken over by a feeling of happiness that can turn a bad day into one of [...]



Three Horse Things About Meme

By LeadMare • Oct 9th, 2007 • Category: Games

Ever heard the term ‘meme‘? In web-speak, it refers to a catchphrase or concept that gets spread from person to person across the Internet. One popular meme is the concept of one blogger ‘tagging’ another blogger to answer a list of questions. Usually the questions reveal something interesting about the person answering. Once the blogger [...]



True Winners

By GHC • Oct 5th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Riding Advice, Showing and Sport

by Julia, age 13
You’re at a horse show. You tried your best in your class, and did reasonably well for your first show. You place sixth in your class and are very pleased. That is, until, the first place rider walks by and begins talking to you about how well she did and how her [...]



Out of the Closet - Part 1

By LeadMare • Oct 2nd, 2007 • Category: LeadMare Tales

This morning the imaginary horses in our Stables spoke to me. “LeadMare, I’m tired of being virtual,” Shahar whinnied. “Let me out in the *real* world!”
Then Lone Star bugled, “You’d NEVER keep a beloved horse locked in a dark closet. I should be running and playing with my herd of horses and horse girls. [...]