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I am from Utah, and live in a small rural town called Erda located about 30 minutes West of Salt Lake City. Utah is famous for skiing, red rock mountains, and the whole western lifestyle. I have 3 horses, an 8 year old AQHA mare, a 6 year old AQHA Appendix mare and my teddy bear, 25 year old Nacho, of questionable lineage,…
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Thanks for the encouragement! I still use a mounting block when I can, but it's just great to know that I can get on without one now! and it just keeps getting better. On Sunday I had my left foot in the stirrup and my right foot flat on the ground and I was balanced and comfortable (and Nacho even uncharacteristically…
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OK. I must be totally dense...I've been working my butt off at the gym. It's what I'm good at. I LUV it. I go to the gym everyday and I work out hard. and love entering my work outs in MFP so I can see my burns. I've been sticking to around 1250 calories a day for weeks now and cannot get the scale to budge. I just kept…
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My most inspiring (for me) NSV has been being able to mount my 16 hand gelding without needing to climb up on a stoop first! I used the excuse that he's a big boy--it would be hard for anyone 5'3 to get up on him--but the real reason was that I had gotten so heavy that I no longer had the upper body strength nor the…
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I use Trader Joe's organic, unfiltered ACV...not sure it says anything about "the mother"....how do you know the mother is in there? ( I have a lot of funny comments to that question floating in my mind right now...I will spare you). But really--is it the floaters that are there since it's unfiltered? I added 2 TBSP's to…
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Thanks so much for posting this info. I been reading a lot about the benefits of ACV and trying for different ways to incorporate it's use in my own life. Especially for the healthy digestive flora and dieting benefits. I love anything that is "natural" that is good for me, my family and my animals-- I'm not much of a…
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That's great information Dawn - thanks for sharing! I know logging in my food and exercise journal definitely makes all the difference for me. Being accountable for everything I choose to put in my mouth helps keep me on my path. It's also a good reminder when I don't eat enough (I still occasionally fall back into that…
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HI! I'm 44 year old Mom of 2 teenagers, 3 horses, 3 dogs and 3 cats! You could say I'm a bit of an animal person--not just a horse person! lol I have a 5 year old Appendix mare named Hottie, an 8 year old Qtr. Horse mare named Shadow Marie and my favorite old guy Nacho, my 24 year old, big ol' 16 hh grade Qtr/Morgan cross…
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Hi! I ride both Western and English--have found it very useful over the years to cross-train our horses. Love doing *everything* from dressage, to reining, to Western Pleasure, to eventing and competitive trail riding. I can totally relate to many of your posts! It's so comforting to know that I'm not alone. I pretty much…
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I was craving Chinese Food last Saturday so I hit the Panda Express thinking I would eat only half, but ended up eating the whole thing!! It tasted delish while eating it, but within a few minutes I was feeling bloated and yukky ....and then I logged it in to MFP and then I felt like puking! Practically an entire days…
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I've got the Troxel Sierra now and I love it! It's very comfortable and rugged looking. It has the CinchFit™ Pro System that incorporates elastic straps that self adjust to the size and shape of your head. $99 at Stateline Tack.
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When my daughter was 4 and started riding, I purchased both of us helmets. I felt like I couldn't very well expect her to always wear her helmet if I didn't wear one also. Living in rural Utah, we have regularly been the only 2 wearing helmets when on group trail rides or at Western shows and rodeos, so it's not always…
