Morgane Schmidt

The Idea of Order: Good Fences Make…

June 19, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Dressage Showing, #Dressage Training, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, electric fenceComments Off

Excellent chew toys.

The Idea of Order: Puddles

June 12, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Prehistoric death bogs or therapeutic modality?

The Idea of Order: Pony Shade

June 5, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Pony Shade, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Because how DARE you…

The Idea of Order: Weekly Disaster Wheel

May 29, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Dressage Training, #HORSE TRAINING, #Mystery Lameness, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, disaster, wheel of doomComments Off

I guess some horses spin this daily…

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The Idea of Order: Just Another Friday Night…

May 22, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Dressage Show, #Dressage Showing, #HORSE SHOW, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Spent developing various forms of arthritis and covered in dust, horse hair, and other questionable substances.

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The Idea of Order: New Barn Help…

May 15, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#maresvsgeldings, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Mares vs Geldings: because one of these is far judgier than the other.

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The Idea of Order: The Horse ‘Phase’…

May 8, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Horse Phase, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

I don’t think that word means what you think it means…

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The Idea of Order: Things You’d Rather NOT Hear From Your Vet…

May 1, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, Vet saysComments Off

I could actually write a book of these…

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The Idea of Order: Famous Last Words…

April 24, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, famous last wordsComments Off

Or maybe just terrible ones. That works too.

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The Idea of Order: Ask Icee

April 17, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, ask iceeComments Off

Or maybe don’t. Her advice is terrible.

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The Idea of Order: When Your Mare Is The Drama…

April 10, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, dragon mare, mare drama, MaresComments Off

Because why wouldn’t she be?

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The Idea of Order: The Full Body Shake…

April 3, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#APHA Dressage, #Dressage Training, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, DRESSAGEComments Off

Just another way horses keep us on our toes (or, potentially, on the ground).

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The Idea of Order: Show Clothes

March 27, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, show clothesComments Off

Because nothing screams practical like wearing men’s formal wear while handling livestock in 90 degree weather….

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The Idea of Order: Spring is HERE!

March 20, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#spring is here, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Sort of. Maybe for a moment?

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The Idea of Order: Proprioception is a Liar

March 13, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#EQUESTRIAN PROBLEMS, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Seriously. Your body is not doing what you think it’s doing…

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The Idea of Order: Poor Life Decisions…

March 6, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

I like to think of them as just opportunities to build character.

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The Idea of Order: Books I Could Write as an Equestrian

February 28, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, booksComments Off

Or maybe should write. They’d be bestsellers.

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The Idea of Order: Non-Equestrian Friends

February 21, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Remind me again why we even have those?

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The Idea of Order: A Valentine’s Day Poem from my Mare

February 14, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, #VALENTINE'S DAYComments Off

She’s a regular Margaret Atwood here…

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The Idea of Order: What Happens in the Trailer…

February 7, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#DRESSAGE #OLYMPICS, #Dressage Showing, #Dressage Training, #Forward Thinking Dressage, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, #Training in the right wayComments Off

Absolutely does not stay in the trailer. In fact, it is often shared loudly across the show grounds.

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The Idea of Order: Hump Day

January 31, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

I’m not sure that word means what you think it means (to equestrians, anyway)…

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The Idea of Order: The Many Faces of Mare

January 24, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#IDEA OF ORDER, #Mare GlareComments Off

They’re all so relatable….

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The Idea of Order: The Issue With…Issues.

January 17, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDER, #theideaoforderComments Off

…because we all have them, just some are by proxy.

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The Idea of Order: The FUN After Snow Storm…

January 10, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…because winter really is the gift that keeps on giving.

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The Idea of Order: New Year’s Resolutions

January 3, 2024Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#New Years Resolutions, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…that are doomed from the start.

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