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Finally...a nice cool morning here! what a difference
For the last two weeks, it has been in the 70s with 80% humidity at 6am, in the 80s by 8, and 90 by 9...and the horses got turned out and not much else. The first "cool" front blew through this morning and voila, 3 horses lunged in preparation for a nice hack tomorrow! Amazing what difference the temperature makes in…
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Well Done Team GB!
Just finished watching the dressage freestyles--so well done, UK riders! I love how soft and harmonious the UK riders and horses were, really lovely to watch. The Dutch lady--well, not my style I'm afraid. So happy to see a new group of faces in the dressage world!
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exercise calories from horse related activities
I am never quite sure about these in the data base, but it is nice they are in there. Sometimes I don't feel as if I am actually earning all of them, however, because it doesn't seem "hard." On the other hand, when I lunged my mare this morning, she acted as if she had never had a saddle on before and so it was quite an…
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there really is no exercise that is quite like riding
I know that doing pilates, stretching, and cardio enhances your riding, but it isn't until after you've gotten off after a good vigorous ride that you feel those muscles all the other exercises miss!
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Gruve--any one use one?
I've been reading about an exercise monitor called Gruve which supposely measure calories expended through every day movement. I've read some reviews of it in magazines but was wondering if any one here has tried it and what they thought. Thanks in advance
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how can I stop comparing my weight loss rate with other's??
I've lost 13 pounds since starting in June, so I should be happy, right? But I feel I must be doing something wrong when I see others who started then, too, and they have dropped 30+ pounds. I have been consistent in watching calories in, but my business commitments this last month mean I can't make it to the gym for the…
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NSVs new scale first exercise class
So, thanks to the recommendations here, we bought a new scale and it is fantastic--same numbers no matter how many times you get on/off. Not the numbers we want to be at eventually, but at least we really know where we are! Today, we (husband and me) both went to our first exercise class since I began "Adventures with…
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any horse people reading?
Hi, I'm new and really enjoying the message board and site. I'm wondering what exercise cleaning stalls might compare to on the list? (For those of you without horses, this involves shoveling up pee-soaked wood shavings, hay, and poops, typically completely filling up two full wheel barrow loads, and dumping them on the…
