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She Moved to Texas
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2y ago
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The Last Chapter
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
2y ago
On a day when we’re all thinking about new beginnings, I’m writing She Moved to Texas’ last post. For a while, I’ve been contemplating my relationship with blogging and social media in general. At first, I blamed it on online habits. The landscape has changed. Are blogs dead? I don’t know. They’re certainly increasingly rare in a society that’s rapidly losing our attention span. And I’m not above it. Want to know what app I spent most of my time mindless scrolling on last year? TikTok. And I think those 3-minute videos are just way too long. But it’s more than that. I’ve changed. A more correc ..read more
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Blog Friends to Real Friends
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
2y ago
Real talk, some days I feel like horse blogs and blogging, in general, may be on an unstoppable downward trajectory. Even though I came back to my blog gung ho, keyboard swinging… I’ve had a hard time motivating myself to update. But—this isn’t a post about that. This is a post about blog friends. The best side effects from the glory days of horse blogging when I went through my entire feed daily and wrote all the comments are the friendships. Through blogging, I’ve made connections and friendships that feel lifelong. Bloggers and readers have given me support beyond what I could have imagined ..read more
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Horse Shopping Update
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
2y ago
I don’t really know how to write about horse shopping. What’s a less than ideal match for me might be the perfect horse for someone else. I’m not about to post all the pictures and videos and internet-stalking I find on the prospects here on the blog. That’s not fair to the seller, and ultimately the horse. If I write or share something careless, it could hurt their chances of ending up in a good situation. So how do you write an update with no firm details and no media? First, the high-level overview: This market is nuts. I’m in the early stages of, “I’m never gonna find a pony!” stage. Tha ..read more
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Bopping Over to Oregon
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
2y ago
It has been a really stressful few weeks here. Eventually I’ll blog about it all, but let’s talk about one of the busy but fun parts… my trip to Oregon! Back in April I was feeling a little blue, and texted a friend who moved to Oregon a few years ago. Because she is such a fun, kind and positive person, I essentially invited myself over. That trip happened last weekend (sorry y’all, I think I brought the Texas heat with me) and it was such a lovely break from reality. Also, like, no one told me… Oregon is BEAUTIFUL! She lives in the valley, so I flew into Portland where we did essential Port ..read more
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Six Years
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
3y ago
Six is a funny number. It’s sleepy. Five has more oomph. Major milestones are always a dividend of five. A solid half or a quarter on your way to something. High five. Five fingers. When it comes to horse shopping (something on my mind a lot lately), five figures. Six is less ostentatious. Maybe even a little ominous. 666 doesn’t really fill you with the warm and fuzzies, but here we are. Tim died six years ago. He was 36 then. I am 36 now. Everything—and nothing—has changed. I thought five years was going to be a significant milestone. I planned this big hiking outing to Enchanted Rock, the l ..read more
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The Next One
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
3y ago
You knew there had to be a next one! I’m in the very early stages of horse shopping, something we all know to be both an exciting and frustrating process. And unlike the last couple of times I’ve shopped, my trainer will be the one driving the shopping process. Don’t get me wrong–I’ve always had trainer input on my horses. Usually I go through 100 videos online, share 50 of those videos with friends, and 10 with trainer. If there’s one they like, I try to go see it. Sometimes I go alone or with a friend, and sometimes I go with the trainer. And if we all like it, we try to buy the horse. Bing ..read more
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Poet Gets His Own Teenager
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
3y ago
I sold my horse. If you’ve been following along, this may seem to come out of no where. It happened quickly for me too, but let me back up. For as long as I remember, I’ve seemingly launched myself into big projects. I’ll write a book! I’ll go to grad school! Let me work another job! Let me find a better career! Do home improvement projects! Throw a party! Train a puppy! And of course, riding. Aside from my very first horse which was a bad match to no fault of her own, I’ve never owned anything but a green horse. It’s been driven half by budget, half by this desire to chase big dreams. After a ..read more
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Central Texas Equestrians Are Not Okay
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
3y ago
Y’all. This rain. This rain. By May, we’ve usually had a few days in the 90s. By now, summer is in full swing and we’re all planning all the air-conditioned and water activities we can to stay cool. But not this year. Noooooo. I’ve lived here for over ten years, and I’ve never seen this much rain at once. For weeks now we’ve had extremely heavy thunderstorms, a day or so of sun, and then buckets of rain again. It feels like Louisiana. I don’t like it. This has, of course, made equestrians and horses miserable around the area. Most people haven’t been able to ride hardly at all. Even having a ..read more
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Therapist Talks: Horse People
She Moved to Texas
by Lauren Mauldin
3y ago
“I wasn’t hurt, but I had a lot of feelings and when they all mix I turn into a mush. I wanted to go have a meltdown, but it was time to get back on the horse.” “Oh yeah, get back on the horse.” she said. “Like the saying!” Because I am me, horses come up a lot. I try not to get too technical, because therapist isn’t exactly a horse person. But here, she found some common ground and smiled at me knowingly. That’s when I realized we weren’t on the same page. “Um..” I filled the space. “Wait—that’s a real thing?” “Absolutely.” “So what would happen if you didn’t get back on the horse, and went t ..read more
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