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Irish Horse

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This handsome gray was stabled in the yard which was overlooked by the self-catered cottage that we shared at the Clonshire Equestrian Center. I was told that this complex of buildings was built in the eighteenth century. The gray’s alert expression was caused by my taking photos right before dinner, and He Had Hopes, as did his stablemates.

Lily Relaxing


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R, one of my trainer’s students, is relaxing with Lily, at Prairie Springs Schooling Show on Saturday. Hap usually found some way to enliven even the dullest schooling show, but Lily has a lot less dramatic approach to life. Why fuss when you can eat grass? She and R were both wonderful, and I was quite pleased with all of their six classes together. Unfortunately, I was so intent on watching their classes, that I ended up with very few photos.

All This, For Me?


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Magic, a 25 year old semi-retired mare that belongs to a friend, came to board with us Labor Day weekend. We built her a little corral next to the barn, so we would have some place to put her when we stall the other two horses. I stayed with her today while the hay truck backed up to unload hay into the barn, even though I didn’t think she would be worried by it. She wasn’t.