ladida's Journal (that you all want to read)

Today at 3:45 we helped Mister cross the Rainbow bridge.

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Tomorrow we are putting my dog to sleep. My first true dog. He was amazing. A real dog. Loyal, affectionate, silly, beautiful. He taught me so much. I can't come to grips with the fact that after tomorrow he will no longer be with us. He seems fine, but he isn't. I cry inside when he looks at you with his sad eyes, that plead for something else because he is tired. I thought he was going to die this morning. He wanted to go outside and be by himself. Who will be my snow brown?

What...

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Well it has been extremely muddy all week, so I really haven't ridden at all minus my lesson (on a different horse) on Wednesday, where then I went and did some hill work with Isabel because the arenas were a mess. I turned her out in the arena, and then hopped on bareback after realizing that she wasn't going to run around. She has really gotten some muscles on her back after all of our work, which is really great, yet she is still SOOO uncomfortable to ride!

She was jazzed up, but...

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Well today was a long day, and so was yesterday. We brought the evil trailer with us to the barn and dared Isabel to get on it...OMG. AHHHHHHHhttp://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com...0605_thumb.jpg

Yesterday it took a good 2.5 hrs (not continuous) to get her on the trailer. When enough people had left and we were able to move it to her usual spot (with our trainer's encouragement) Isabel decided to get on. We drove around for 40 mins, took her off and gave...

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Isabel and I set out for a nice long trail ride, and it was FUN!
She was a little antsy in the beginning but immedietly calmed down and got almost sleepy! She was being very very good, even when we went by the soccer fields which she usually eyeballs. We did the most trotting and cantering I have ever done on trail before and she did phenomial! All very controlled and listening.

We got to the back of the dam and there was a really long stretch that was firm but not hard. We walked...

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