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Lil Rio, Summer 1999. Rio is a 1992 16.2 hh bay Thoroughbred mare. She
is my first horse and has taught me so much! One day I caught her playing
Queen Of The Hill, balancing herself on her salt block in her stall and
looking around at everyone in the barn with this I'm So Cool expression. |
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Lil Rio, February 1998, approximately one month after I bought her.
At this point she has been off the track for a year and a half. |
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Lil Rio, Summer 1998. Rio is a 16.2 hh bay Thoroughbred mare. She is
beginning to put on some weight and develop some much needed muscle. |
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Lil Rio, Winter 98/99. Her topline is beginning to become more
developed. All those rounding excercises! |
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Lil Rio, Winter 98/99. She's a very narrow girl. The first time
I rode her (after riding a stocky horse), I said to my instructor, Where's
the horse? There's nothing for me to hold on to! |
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Lil Rio, Summer 1999. She really does still have a tail...honest!
There are not goats at this barn! LOL! |
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Lil Rio, November 1999. Rio is muscling up nicely. |
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Lil Rio, November 1999. Rio is developing a nice topline. |