#NoStirrupNovember: We Made It, Horse Nation!

Tomorrow is December 1… which means that if you can walk, you can hustle back to the tack room and put your stirrups back on your saddle! We made it through another #NoStirrupNovember!

Congratulations, Horse Nation! Whether you went cold-turkey and pulled those stirrups and locked them away for a month, or you took a strategic approach and worked your way into No-Stirrup November a little more gradually, there’s no doubt you’re feeling the results of a month of hard work. Stronger legs, a better base of support, increased core strength and improved balance are just a few of the perks of kicking your own butt this past month.

Here are your triumphs:

Our learners have been working on improving their position this week so we’ve also been joining in #nostirrupnovember #Welldone girls and #horses. pic.twitter.com/shRUyHkUZa

— Doncaster Equine College (@DECDoncaster) November 24, 2018

#NoStirrupNovember became #NoSaddleNovember pic.twitter.com/WJXw4Kbydj

— Jonathan Horowitz (@jjhorowitz) November 28, 2018

#nostirrupnovember pic.twitter.com/efdcEfoEO5

— Sophie (@Sophie36862101) November 28, 2018

#nostirrupnovember pic.twitter.com/LeX0EFARrW

— eventinggrey (@blmeventing) November 29, 2018

I'm looking forward to finishing out #NoStirrupNovember with a lesson tomorrow. No stirrups and no reins. I love my instructor.

— Kathleen Lyons (@KathleenLyons) November 29, 2018

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Unfortunately all the riding pics from this shoot are blurry but that won’t stop me from sharing them. Sometimes you have a day where everything just goes wrong ??‍♀️ An old photographer buddy of mine didn’t shoot horses for a long time and wanted to get back to it so I told him I’d get Spekkie ready. First Spekkie was very annoying because he really doesn’t like bandages around his behind legs, so he kept moving. Then when I finally finished I realized all the bandages were upside down and that looked really weird with the logo so I had to do it all again ? When we finally made it to the woods Spekkie was very fresh so I wanted to canter him a little to let the tension go. So I just started to canter and then my stirrup somehow fell off and I also realized I forgot to tighten the girth so that’s why my saddle pad is weird ? then it turned out the photographer didn’t bring the right lenses so that’s why all pics are blurry. But we had a good laugh though ? • • • • ? by Bert Kroeze Fotografie • • • • • #equestrianfashion #horsebackriding #dressagerider #horsestyle #equinestyle #dressurpferd #hengst #stallion #spanishhorse #dressagehorse #galop #instahorse #ilovemyhorse #eskadron #eskadronoutfits #equestrianlife #myhorse #horserider #horselovers #horseoftheday #soulhorse #horsephoto #andalusian #canter #horses #cantering #nostirrupnovember

A post shared by ??????? ?? ?? ???? | ?,?? ? (@pre.spekkie) on Nov 30, 2018 at 4:07am PST

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Last day of no stirrup November ???❤ #nostirrupnovember #dressage #arena #hanoverian #dressagehorse #jumpinghorse #allrounder #clipped #horse #equestrian #equine #canter #training #riding #horsechamp #girl #dressur #galopp #pferdemädchen #eskadron #ohnebügel #nostirrup #hannoveraner #stute #dressurpferd #springpferd #pferd #reiten #reithalle

A post shared by •eventing•groundwork•?? (@gipsy_und_celine) on Nov 30, 2018 at 12:09am PST

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This weekend is supposed to be fairly warm and we've just had a new dump of snow to look forward to 🙂 and I get to go ride my beastie tonight! I bet she'll be feeling fresh and frisky! I'm thinking I want to set up a few jumps. . . . . . #midweekmotivation #crosstraining for #dressagedivas #dressage #horse #horsebackriding #equestrianlife #horseobsessed #horsecrazy #lusitano #lusitanomare #lusitanohorse #lusitanosofinstagram #dressagehorsesofinstagram #instahorse #dressageislife #kickingourheelsup #ridingsanssaddle #ridinginstyle #barebackriding #sanssaddle #nostirrupnovember #nostirrups

A post shared by Jessica Dawn (@jess.eggers37) on Nov 29, 2018 at 1:01pm PST

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Look at my boo! #nostirrupnovember ? #elvenstaroc

A post shared by Michelle Lynn (@miss_shell_lynn) on Nov 27, 2018 at 8:42pm PST

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Gymkanna #2?? #nostirrupnovember

A post shared by Saoirse Kealey (@saoirsekeals) on Nov 25, 2018 at 10:41am PST

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Kinda late but no stirrup november is upon us and I’m not mentally prepared lol #nostirrupnovember #smartpak #piperbreeches

A post shared by Annie Szczepanik (@arsequestrian) on Nov 10, 2018 at 10:30am PST

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Quasi being a ? on Saturday – #nostirrupnovember

A post shared by Sydney Udelhofen | 17 (@sydney.eqq) on Nov 21, 2018 at 4:22pm PST

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Happy Birthday to Madelyn this week. Madelyn riding her horse Katie for her Wednesday lesson. No stirrup November for her whole lesson and a smile on her face. Madelyn’s goals for 2019 will be to compete at San Antonio Rodeo, Houston Rodeo and Aggie Super Circuit in the AQHA all around classes and also compete in the 13 & under at the 2019 AQHA World Show. #jwes2019goals #jwesshowteam #jwesneedvilletx #jwequineservices #ceemegosolo #nostirrupnovember #aqhaproud

A post shared by Jonna Ibanez (@jw_equineservices) on Nov 21, 2018 at 7:55am PST

Until next year, No-Stirrup November! Go riding.