Horse Award~INTREPID RIDERS FACTION

My beautiful and kind, horse-loving friend Kacy, over at  All Horse Stuff created this unique and meaningful award and then generously chose me as her very first recipient. The following description is her own words:

This Award is dedicated to those Horse lovers and riders that inspire others to go deeper in ability, knowledge and understanding of the Equine(s) they have been entrusted to.The good of the horse is the ultimate goal apart from pressures to achieve ribbons and fit into lesson schedules.

~Some of these riders are fearless, when it comes to weather conditions and the forecasting of them...being with their horses  fills these folk’s soul and takes the cares out of daily routines.

~They are unconditionally loving to the horse and may have rescued it from known ailments or living conditions.

~Others have researched and purchased/acquired their horse, to find a difficulty in temperament or a physical burden within the animal. Yet, being dedicated , they have persevered to proudly be in partnership with their horse, lovingly striving for deeper awareness's between them.

~Some horse lovers may have been riding for years and suddenly, had an accident that takes them away from the great joy and freedom they have, being aboard such a magnificent animal.

~They have allowed the healing horse to rise in their hearts once again, and beckon them back!

~This is a symbol or an emblem to give away to those we are aware of that have uniquely nurtured and loved the Equine in a special way.
In turn the equine has inspired them as well, to be more and to go further in trust and ability.
It honors the unique drive they have for going the distance, understanding the needs, and rising to the occasion of, supplying the care/training for their entrusted Horse(s).

There are not many rules with this award...JUST :

1)that the person who is given this award, give it to only one person.

2)link back to this post, so they may have an understanding to it's true nature. ( Intrepid Riders Faction Blog Post )

3)You can choose either the style at the top of this post or the one below:

And after much thought, due to the many horse-related blogs I read every day, and the many favorites, of whom I’ve even created friendships with, I found it so difficult to choose one, but I will follow the rules faithfully and choose one blogger that I believe meets many of this award's descriptions:

Nuzzling Muzzles

I’ve been following along on her blog for over a year now, even before I brought my own mare home. She’s taught many horse owners helpful and interesting information just by sharing her own experiences in an honest and straightforward manner. While some horseriders and owners only share the ups and good stuff, Nuzzling Muzzles talks about her downs and challenges, even with the possibility of others that might judge or make assumptions.

She knows that the only way to learn good horsemanship is to share knowledge honestly, even if everything doesn’t go exactly as planned. In the end, there is always something good to be learned.

Nuzzling Muzzles is also fearless and bold and has helped her spirited Arabians stand up to fields full of horse-eating llamas, scary upside-down chairs, monster bicycles on trails, and horse-clueless neighbors. And with her endless patience, she has been teaching her horses good manners, and training them, not only to be good trail horses one day, but for one filly, also to  accept a rider on her back.

She works long hours at a thankless job, while running a home and family, but she always has the responsibilities of her 3 beautiful horses in the forefront, and always over her own needs.

So, although I can think of a few others who fit the descriptions for this award, I know that Nuzzling Muzzles is fully deserving and I’m happy to pass this special award on to her.
Congratulations, my friend!!! Display it proudly!

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