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Archives: Experiments, Comfort Zones, and No More Longe Lines

By Natalie Reinert February 20, 2012 Final Call, Training Diary 1 Comment
Archives: Experiments, Comfort Zones, and No More Longe Lines

It’s President’s Day, and I’m taking the day off. Actually, I’m sitting in a dark room, drinking tea, and making tweaks to a 100,000 word manuscript that has been consuming…

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Experiments, Comfort Zones, and No More Longe Lines

By Natalie Reinert May 17, 2010 Final Call, Training Diary, Training Theory 6 Comments

Final Call makes me somewhat. . . experimental. Possibly not the best word choice, but work with me. You get into a pattern with a horse, and sometimes you stick…

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Broodmare Makeover, Day Two – We Cuss And We Trot.

By Natalie Reinert April 29, 2010 Bon Appeal, Training Diary 3 Comments

Bon Appeal: She is hopelessly beautiful, insanely sweet, and when she upsets you, gives you that lost, confused look that has clearly been practiced in a pool of water until…

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Energy, Thoroughbred, Mare

By Natalie Reinert April 28, 2010 Bon Appeal, Dressage, Final Call, Stereotypes, Training Diary, Training Theory 11 Comments

Some Thoroughbreds leaving the track are all harsh angles: straight lines, ninety degree turns, and stiff necks. They take months of suppling and stronger leg muscles than most of us can ever aspire…

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Well, Don’t We Feel Athletic.

By Natalie Reinert March 25, 2010 Final Call, Training Diary 8 Comments

Final Call lodged an official complaint tonight, with me (I am the help desk, evidently), that he was displeased that I had left for a week and abandoned him. Okay,…

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Editor: Natalie Keller Reinert

A life-long horsewoman, I'm a Thoroughbred fangirl and the author of "The Head and Not The Heart," a novel about racehorses and the people who love them. The follow-up, "Other People's Horses," will be released soon, and I'm always working on new stories! Enjoy Retired Racehorse Blog, and don't forget to get in touch. My personal site is http://www.nataliekreinert.com

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