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Only in the past couple of years have I been solution oriented. I’ve spent years opining things I didn’t like instead of finding solutions to the problems or issues at hand.
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Had it not been for my other half always helping me think in terms of solutions, not complaints, I’d probably still be complaining. Once in a while I find myself in that situation again, and have to reboot.
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What I’m starting to see now (duh), is that complaints never get us anywhere. And when I find myself around someone who won’t look for solutions, and is a Negative Nancy I don’t want to be around them.
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So, I gotta give my other half props for helping this girl out!
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What’s something in your life you’ve struggled with and changed for the better?
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#photography #equinephotography #westernphotography #westernart #cowboyphotography #horsesinsnow #ranchlife #ranchhorse #aqhaproud #snow #hifromsd #changeisgood (at Ducheneaux Quarter Horses)
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Hey, you there?
Guess what?
You get to write your own story.
The story of your life.
Each day a new chapter.
Each month a new book.
Each book full of lessons on love, heartache, fear, courage, wins, losses, life, really.
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We should look back on each day – even those we maybe barely survived (and I’ve literally barely survived) – with confidence and joy because we lived to write another chapter.
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That my friends, is winning.
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How’s your book going to read? Will you be happy with the pages you write?
#photography #equinephotography #westernphotography #westernart #horsephotography #snow #winter #ranchlife #ranchhorse #horsesinsnow #hifromsd #writeyourownbook (at The DX Ranch)
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“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it’s yours.”
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Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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#photography #equinephotography #westernphotography #westernart #cowboyphotography #aqha #ranchlife #hifromsd
#winter #snowphotography #snowyhorses #horsephotos (at Ducheneaux Quarter Horses)
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It’s #nationaldayofthehorse and it won’t surprise a single one of you that’ve been around this space of mine for a while, that I am enamored with this mare named Cosmo.
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She’s is more than a horse. She’s a friend, confident, and partner.
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I know there’s folks that look at me crosseyed when I tell them she’s going to take me places I never thought I’d go, but she is. I believe it. She already has to some degree: She’s won us two Derby Championships, she competed in 9 states in 2021, and won an Xtra Series Tour (which has long been a goal of mine).
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I learn something from her all the time - most recently it was that I was allowing mediocrity to run our lives. And we can’t be world beaters if I allow her to just “get do enough to get by”.
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If I want to be the best, I have to work harder than the rest, stay more focused, and have a horse that is punctual and accurate. I’m learning how to get there, so it’ll make it easier for me to get more out of her, as I improve.
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Horses always make our lives better if we let them. We can learn so much about ourselves from the horse if we choose to.
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What has the horse taught you?
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My list, it’s pretty long.
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#photography #equinephotography #westernphotography #westernart #barrelhorse #horses #horsesofinstagram #aqha #aqhaproud #youholdmyheart #equine #equineart #photography #ranchlife #ag #photooftheday #igers #SDAGProud #instagood #instahorses_post #westernphotography #westernphoto #westernart #equinephotos #ig_equine #rurallifestyle #cowgirllifestyle (at The DX Ranch)
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This is an old photo but it’s one of my faves to be sure. And because South Dakota greeted us with about 10 inches of the white stuff when we arrived back in state from Vegas, I figured it was fitting to share it again!
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Are you going to have a white Christmas where you are?
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I’m still hoping we do! #snow #ranchlife #whitechristmas #winter #snowyhorses #westernphotography #thedxranch (at The DX Ranch)
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