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by Syd, age 12
At age 1 - All the other babies wanted a blanket with rainbows and flowers. You wanted one with horses.
At age 2 - All the other little girls smiled when they got to play with mommy’s phone. You just wanted to pet mommy’s horse.
At age 3 - All the other toddler girls [...]
by Syd, age 12
I’m not alone when I’m with you. I’m not afraid when I’m with you. I’m not bored when I’m with you. I’m everything when I’m with you — my equine friends.
They’re all that race through my mind every day and I am extremely thankful for them. Thank you horses for bringing joy, [...]
by Syd, age 12
We loved him. We willed him to get better. And most of all we miss him.
Who is he? He is Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner. He should have been the 2006 Triple Crown winner if it had not been for that fateful day of the Preakness. What was it that made [...]
by Syd, age 12
Give it your all. Give it your heart. Give it everything. Ride.
I’m sure we’ve all had those lessons. Those lessons where we don’t get the horse we want to ride. Or we have to ride a horse that we don’t like or that doesn’t like us. A lesson where you’re extremely frustrated [...]
by Syd, age 12
So you’re at the barn and running late. Your lesson started almost 15 minutes ago and you’ve just arrived or your friends have already left for the trails without you! Well here’s how you can get ready quickly while not regretting it later:
THE RIDER: First of all YOU the rider need to [...]
by Syd, age 12
Now I know what you’re thinking. Saluting the world’s draft horses, is she out of her mind? Well no, I’m not! The truth is a long time ago draft horses did a lot more for the world than riding horses! They were, are and always will be working horses! I know most [...]
by Syd, age 12
Far away in the Bahamas lies an island called Abaco, home to one of the most endangered and beautiful horses in the world — the Abaco Barb! Or as I like to call them, island survivors.
The Abaco Barb is actually the most endangered breed alive. Today the herd is made up of [...]
by Syd, age 12
Dealing with the loss of an equine friend or partner can be hard. Believe me I’ve experienced it first hand!
It all happened at my old lesson barn to an old school horse named Brandon. Old Brandon was my favorite horse of all time and always will be no matter how flashy and [...]
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