{"id":1401,"date":"2008-12-10T18:48:14","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T22:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2008-12-10T18:48:14","modified_gmt":"2008-12-10T22:48:14","slug":"stubborn-as-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/10\/stubborn-as-a-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Stubborn as a horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jordy has been riding for a while now, but we recently moved her to the Nepean Equestrian Park<\/a>, which is actually a pretty nice place to be if you like horses. \u00c2\u00a0I don’t. \u00c2\u00a0Or rather, they elicit a strong reaction from my sinuses, resulting in instant revolt against the faintest whiff of horse. \u00c2\u00a0But I digress. \u00c2\u00a0Jordy has been riding and she loves it in a way that no other activity ever has. \u00c2\u00a0Soccer, numerous dance classes, swimming, they all pale in comparison. \u00c2\u00a0She is also quite good at it, which doesn’t hurt one bit. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

After moving to the new horse farm, she of course is now riding a new horse during her lessons. \u00c2\u00a0Despite the horse looking quite majestic and regal (in a sinus-filling way), it seems that it is rather a moron. \u00c2\u00a0It seems she had the unfortunate luck of drawing a horse that is at least 90% mule. \u00c2\u00a0She was VERY frustrated after her first lesson, it seems that the style of riding she was learning previously was not quite up to the standards of the new place. \u00c2\u00a0Added on to that was the horse, who was determined to do things his own way, and not listen to Jordy at all. \u00c2\u00a0After that fateful day we asked Jordy if she wanted us to see if we could get her a new horse to maybe help out a bit. \u00c2\u00a0She refused, and has made it her personal goal to master that horse at all costs. \u00c2\u00a0It seems that the horse is not the only stubborn one. \u00c2\u00a0So far it seems to be working out, her recent lessons have gone much better.<\/p>\n

Her only request? \u00c2\u00a0A riding crop…. \u00c2\u00a0Probably all the better to “school” her new horse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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