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		<title>With a spook, spook here&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh! And on that farm he had some horses, Ee i ee i oh! With a spook, spook here, And a spook, spook there Here a spook, there a spook, Everywhere a spook, spook Ee i ee i oh! &#160; Sound familiar? &#60;Sigh&#62; Because if I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2245&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oh Golly, Miss Molly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce you to Molly. Readers, Molly. Molly, readers. Cute, huh? Well, let me tell you something about her, she&#8217;s speedy. As in Energizer Bunny fast. Actually, make that Mazda fast. Zoom Zoom Zoom-zoom is the only gait I&#8217;ve ever seen her ridden in. Worse, her riders don&#8217;t seem to realize that each gait [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2237&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kiss Me Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it about horses and indoor riding that makes them spook?! Is it the switch from hot to cold? Outside to inside? Bored? Frisky? I really need to know! Alright, I don&#8217;t need to know but I am curious. Wait, I think I know what it is. It&#8217;s the doors. BIG. SCARY. DOORS. Silent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2227&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Bad Wolf</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life can change in a heartbeat. I know that. I&#8217;ve lived through many of it&#8217;s twists and turns. Knocked down more times than I care to remember—just like you. Every time I come back a little stronger. Why? Because better things are coming. I can feel that old spark coming back. A warmth spreading inside [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2213&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello, My Name is Lee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I nervously surveyed the room as I sat down at the U-shaped table. A few of them look familiar but where are my co-, um, ex-coworkers? I focus on the door with laser intensity. Willing them to appear. Come on, come on&#8230; Where are you? We&#8217;re a team. There I go again, thinking in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2210&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I quickly crossed the room to answer the ringing phone. I raised the handset to my ear and heard the following. &#8220;Hello, Lee. There&#8217;s a barn about a half hour away. Inside this barn is my horse. He&#8217;s been a pasture pony for the last two years but we&#8217;ve started to ride him. We&#8217;re working [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2199&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slamming to a Screeching Halt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my God, what is this? I move some papers aside to reveal a dusty laptop. It&#8217;s in a sad state of neglect and begs for my attention. You see, I&#8217;ve spent the last few months caught in a vortex. Too busy running here, there and everywhere. I swear that I put 1,000 miles on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2195&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Equestrian Marketing Gone Bad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not something I usually do. Great opening, huh? I’m already telling you that what I’m about to do is bad. Really, really, bad. As in there’s absolutely no excuse for my actions. Well, maybe one. It made me laugh and laughter is meant to be shared. A little background There’s a certain equestrian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2189&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finally&#8230; Square Turns That are Well, Square</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like it&#8217;s my birthday. I finally succeeded in riding square turns that are well, SQUARE. Square turns, uh-huh&#8230; Square turns, uh-huh&#8230; It&#8217;s my birthday&#8230; It&#8217;s my birthday&#8230; I&#8217;m getting a bit ahead of myself so let&#8217;s go back to what had happened earlier. Uh, bear with me while I rewind. (Rewinding, rewinding&#8230; STOP. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2185&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sweaty Palms Lead to Dancing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Crap! Lee, I just found out that he’s not here.” “Well, I’m just around the corner. Do you have another horse I could ride?” I’m fondly remembering cute, little schooling  ponies and the Quarter Horse that really likes team penning. Yeah, that works for me. A nice low key ride. “Hmm, how much of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dressagerider.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4453935&amp;post=2181&amp;subd=dressagerider&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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