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Recapping 2019

I had many great horsey experiences in 2019!  I am really pleased with how the year went overall; nothing is ever perfect, but both horses are sound, happy, and healthy, which is really what matters to me.

Some of my 2019 goals were met easily or with lots of hard work, and a few of them were utter fails haha.  C'est la vie! Let's recap!

Happy, health, sound
Both mares are doing well in this regard!  Dreamy will be 29 this year, and while she definitely shows signs of her age at times, she overall looks and acts much younger than she really is!  Ellie has really matured this year, filling out as well as mentally becoming more comfortable in her own skin.  As she will be eight this year, I feel like we have moved through the baby phase.

Continue lessons with Beth and Babette
This goal was met and then some!  I took almost weekly dressage lessons with Beth and monthly jump lessons with Babette. Thanks to the Morgan Dressage Association scholarship, I was also able to attend two clini…
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NaBloPoMo Day #3

Day #3 - My horse's sire and dam

Revenue Stream
(Revenue - Irish Caviar - Meadowbranch Irish)




Reva's sire, the Swedish stallion Revenue

His face remind me of Reva!


Dreamy Starlet
(On the Road Again - Dreamy Almahurst - Bret Hanover)

On the Road Again is a Canadian Hall of Fame stallion.  The link above has a video of him too!
On The Road Again
Dreamy poses at her grandsire's grave at the Kentucky Horse Park when we rode at the World Equestrian Games 2010!
Joydale Sparklerslas
(Kennebec Chief - Kennebec Spark - Tinder Box)

Kennebec Spark aka Sparky
Kennebec Chief aka Kenny
Me riding Kenny circa 1988.  I was nine and we are about to ride my first ever dressage test!  He was the nicest and most well behaved stallion I have ever met!
This is a fun post, that shows many horses of my past, as well as Kenny and Sparky, my Sparky's sire and dam!  And here is another post about Sparky's famous relatives! 


BTW, I did a similar 30 day challenge back in March.  Here is post #1 that has info about my mares as well!  :-)
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  1. KateNovember 3, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Holy cow, Reva's sire was something else. That boy was flying!

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  2. LauraNovember 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Cool post!! I am still amazed by the extension that STBs have - especially in the racing photos. Neat stuff...

    I love the pic of you guys beside Bret Hanover's statue! How cool??? :-)

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  3. LauraNovember 4, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Cool post!! I am still amazed by the extension that STBs have - especially in the racing photos. Neat stuff...

    I love the pic of you guys beside Bret Hanover's statue! How cool??? :-)

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  4. LauraNovember 4, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Great posts, I love looking at my horse's relatives! Some stunning horses there!!

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  5. TuuliRNovember 4, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    here are some more pictures of Revenue http://www.sukuposti.net/hevoset/revenue/139949

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  6. Clover Ledge FarmNovember 4, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Thanks Tuuli! It amazes me how much Reva resembles her sire!

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