Instructions:
- Answer the questions (below) on your own blog, and leave a link to that post in the comments here.
- In your post, invite readers to answer the questions on THEIR blogs, and link those blogs to yours AND to here.
- Let's see how far this can travel!
- Pictures! Let's see lots of pictures of people and horses!
* Introduce yourself!
* Introduce your horse(s)!
* What's your favorite horse sport? Do you cross train in other activities?
* Who else in your family rides?
* What's your proudest equestrian accomplishment?
* What was your lowest moment as a horse owner/rider?
* What's the most important small thing you ever learned in a lesson?
* Do you have any riding rituals or superstitions?
* What are your short term goals for yourself/your horse?
* Long term goals?
* If time and money were no object, what is your dream equestrian vacation?
* What kind of horse activities were you doing 10 years ago?
* What kind of horse activities do you think you'll be doing 10 years from now?
* What is the quirk about your horse that you like most?
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* Introduce yourself! I'm Patricia Clark. Lifelong equestrian. I have been riding endurance since 2008. I am also a high school social studies teacher and have a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction.
* Introduce your horse(s)! My main man is East Meets West, standardbred extraordinaire. He has over 1500 AERC miles. My back up horse and Eli's side-kick is ND Jazeb Faserr, my black arabian gelding. I also have a speed racking horse stallion, Indiana Ram Jam. Rocky mountain horse, Golden Dust. Tennessee Walking Horse mares, My Precious Star and Twilight Revelation.
Ram Jam
East Meets West
ND Jazeb Faserr
* What's your favorite horse sport? Do you cross train in other activities?
Endurance. I have always done natural horsemanship training and pleasure riding.
* Who else in your family rides?
My sister.
* What's your proudest equestrian accomplishment?
Finishing the Alabama Yellowhammer 75 on East Meets West and the Biltmore 100 on Sierra Bey Wind.
* What was your lowest moment as a horse owner/rider?
The day that my heart mare had to be put to sleep due to an aneurysm that left her partially paralyzed.
* What's the most important small thing you ever learned in a lesson?
Always listen to my gut. The one time that I had a horse get into metabolic trouble with thumps, I did not listen to my gut that something just wasn't right.
* Do you have any riding rituals or superstitions?
I always have a successful endurance ride if I injure myself in some way the week prior! You don't really want to see a picture of any of these!
* What are your short term goals for yourself/your horse?
Stay healthy and enjoy rides as they come. I'm also trying not to put pressure on myself to reach ego-based goals. I always strive to put the horses first.
* Long term goals?
Decade team with Eli. Three seasons to go!
* If time and money were no object, what is your dream equestrian vacation?
Trip to Australia!
* What kind of horse activities were you doing 10 years ago?
Trail riding (much more than a normal person) and breeding racking horses.
* What kind of horse activities do you think you'll be doing 10 years from now?
Endurance!
* What is the quirk about your horse that you like most?
He "snortles." When anxious or very relaxed, he makes this little fluttering/snoring sound that is quite adorable.
Love the gaited horses. Your stud is gorgeous, all of your horses are.
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DeleteOzzy does the snortle too!
ReplyDeleteReally? It is so cute. He does snore really loudly when we are camping. At least I know he is still there!
DeleteFiddle snores like a freight train. I never have to look around to find her at night in camp, I can hear her!
DeleteNice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteYou too!
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