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Reese Mervau

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heavy on what Dolly said 🤍 taken in Raven Rock Bridle trails by @reesemervau

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a month ago

obsessed is an understatement 🤍 taken in Benson, North Carolina by @reesemervau

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Young horses are hard.

And not just in the ‘sit tight and hope you stay on’ sense.

Nobody tells you how hard it will be. How much you’ll question and second guess yourself. Am I doing this right? Am I going too fast? Am I going to slow? Is this too much? Is this not enough? You’ll rack your brain trying to muddle a way forward that you think is best whilst trying not to be swayed by the trainer down the road or the people next door who side-eyes you every time you do groundwork.

Nobody tells you how some days you’ll really feel like a failure. How you’ll sit and wonder if this horse would be better off with someone else. You’ll convince yourself you’re wasting time or ruining them. After all, there are 4 year olds jumping young horses and yours is still struggling to trot a straight line.

Nobody tells you how dangerously attached you’ll become. This is your baby, you raised them, maybe even helped bring them into the world. Every bump in the road feels like a personal wound. You want the best for them so badly, it physically hurts when something goes wrong. You become fiercely protective of them too, pray for anyone who dares to insult this horse.

Nobody tells you how these horses aren’t just humbling, they are bury-you-on-your-ass brutal. They will highlight any and every flaw you have and shout about it from the roof tops. This isn’t to say they aren’t forgiving, but they have a real knock at bringing you down a peg or two and just reminding you that there is always still work to be done.

Nobody tells you how these horses will change you. They’ll make you take a long hard look at yourself and make you question everything you thought you knew. If you thought you had it all figured out, this horse will quickly make you realize you didn’t. But they’ll bring out something in you that no other horse can, an untamable determination to show everyone what you saw in this horse from day one.

Nobody tells you quite how hard young horses can be, but anyone who has been there will know…

They may be hard, but they are worth it, and Honey has been worth all the blood sweat and tears. by @reesemervau

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a month ago

happy gotcha day to my very best friend, 5 unconditional years full of love 🤍 by @reesemervau

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2 months ago

between working my pony, celebrating Dally’s birthday, and riding a steer I’d say this past week was the most fun I’d ever have (besides NC’s brutal heat wave) taken in Cavvietta Quarter Horse & Cattle Co. by @reesemervau

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3 months ago

so many tears were shed at this concert, I love you Sam and Waylon 🤍 taken in Red Hat Amphitheater by @reesemervau

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4 months ago

happy birthday my love, 4 looks good on you 🤍 taken in Angier, North Carolina by @reesemervau

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5 months ago

almost forgot this is what life is all about taken in North Carolina by @reesemervau

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7 months ago

valentine’s day well spent with my best girl taken in Raven Rock Bridle trails by @reesemervau

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8 months ago

best way to spend the weekend 💛 taken in Sandhills Game Land by @reesemervau

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a year ago

just a cowgirl and her emotional support horse taken in Hughston's Cow Camp Rodeo by @reesemervau

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a year ago

day 3 of cow camp and Honey is whooped taken in Hughston's Cow Camp Rodeo by @reesemervau

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a year ago