#THE IDEA OF ORDER

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 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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The Idea of Order: Holiday Selfies…

December 20, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…bold of you to think these would be enjoyable.

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The Idea of Order: Pony Coal…

December 13, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Pony Coal, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…horses really are the gift that keeps on giving.

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The Idea of Order: Optimum Operating Range

December 6, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…seriously, my warmbloods aren’t calibrated for winter.

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The Idea of Order: Another Reason Winter is Terrible…

November 29, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#I'mDoneWithWinter, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, #Winter ComethComments Off

…you’ll be shocked. Daily. Probably multiple times a day.

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The Idea of Order: Giving Thanks…

November 22, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#THANKSGIVING, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

…some quadrupeds are more thankful than others.

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The Idea of Order: Tell Me You Have a Mare…

November 15, 2023Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#mare, #THE IDEA OF ORDER, chestnut mare, DRESSAGEComments Off

…without telling me that you have a mare.

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