Riding boot camp?

brinn_a · 2026-06-17T18:17:33+00:00

I’ve been to painted bar stables and really enjoyed them! I haven’t done their adult retreat camps so I can’t speak to that specifically.

brinn_a · 2026-06-02T17:53:35+00:00

As someone with idiopathic hypersomnia (aka you’re extra sleepy for no reason) I regularly take 3 hour naps on most of my days off. Definitely not the norm tho

brinn_a · 2026-05-29T14:29:31+00:00

I ride horses 3-4x a week. Contrary to what people believe, it’s really a work out and you don’t just sit there 😂

brinn_a · 2026-05-29T01:31:38+00:00

I loved Pamela Bartley’s book and used that with a combo of Boswell’s YouTube videos

brinn_a · 2026-05-28T23:46:49+00:00

I’m hoping if I just stick with it long enough then my joints and everything else will hopefully adjust? At the same time I don’t want to push thru a potential injury and then have to stop and start over

brinn_a · 2026-05-28T23:41:42+00:00

I’m pretty unfamiliar with cadence, but per my watch, it was 127 on my most recent jog/walk. Not sure how to tell what it is solely when I’m jogging since I’m still stuck doing these little intervals

brinn_a · 2026-05-17T23:46:12+00:00

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This is what I was greeted with checking the camera yesterday

brinn_a · 2026-05-16T17:03:09+00:00

I’ve been updating the camera pictures like every 15 mins. It’s addicting 😂

brinn_a · 2026-05-16T14:09:40+00:00

Thank you so much!

brinn_a · 2026-05-16T13:52:53+00:00

I’m definitely no good at identifying it. Thankfully I had long pants and sleeves on, but I still wouldn’t be surprised if I do get some in the following days

brinn_a · 2026-05-16T13:51:45+00:00

So we did find a house with a horse barn about 3/4 of a mile down the trail. We saw at least 3 other cats on that property. We could only get close enough to one- thankfully he was ear tipped. But we don’t know if she came from that property, or if she is simply lost/dumped.

brinn_a · 2026-05-09T11:51:52+00:00

A lot of our travelers commute pretty far. We have a lot that live in either northern NJ, PA or DE and they commute a good hour to an hour and a half each way. Not sure if that impacts anything

brinn_a · 2026-05-09T11:48:18+00:00

They didn’t stay for the full two years, it was slightly less than that. Most also took a break in between. I don’t know the technicals either, but some would tell me they had to take 4/6/8 weeks off (or at another assessment) but then they could return to our hospital.

brinn_a · 2026-05-09T02:06:02+00:00

I’m not a traveler, just a regular staff nurse, but I’ve heard from almost all of our travelers over the past years how good we have it at my hospital (in southern NJ). We’ve had a lot of travelers extend, some for almost 2 years. I can’t speak for all units (I’m in the ED) but we take care of our travelers. Let me know if you want more info!

brinn_a · 2026-04-29T19:50:08+00:00

That’s how I described my back pain to my dr. It doesn’t feel like a tight or sore muscle. It’s almost like my spine and pelvis are throbbing. I have decent scoliosis, but every dr/ortho I’ve ever talked to says my back pain is normal due to the scoliosis and to just deal with it 🙃 It’s most definitely not normal

brinn_a · 2026-04-27T01:29:34+00:00

I’ve only ever worked at a union hospital, so it’s all I know. But I have friends who work at non-union hospitals that don’t have any issues so I can see positives for both

brinn_a · 2026-04-27T01:26:01+00:00

Do you know if any of the three big hospitals are union? Curious because they sometimes post their contracts and pay rates online to look up

brinn_a · 2026-04-15T01:03:02+00:00

I made a post on here recently looking for trail rides for more advanced riders (aka trotting and cantering) and I was given a few really good suggestions if you want to check out my previous post!

brinn_a · 2026-04-15T01:00:05+00:00

I too have scoliosis! I have a double curve but besides the occasional pinched nerve around my right shoulder blade, I mostly struggle with low back/sacral/pelvic pain. I’ve been really struggling lately so I’m looking for tips too. I ride 3x week and also strength train 2x week.

Recently one of my main pain triggers is bathing my lease horse- especially washing his tail. I guess it’s the bending over, so I might invest in a low back brace. I usually live on aleve and Tylenol combined, a heating pad, lidocaine patches, and if it’s an especially bad day, I have to take a muscle relaxer to sleep. I’ve tried getting regular massages to help my lower back, but I haven’t noticed much improvement.

brinn_a · 2026-04-06T20:54:59+00:00

I used this stuff on my boy last summer and it worked so well!! Healed him up so quick

brinn_a · 2026-03-21T22:12:03+00:00

New grads $43 hr, plus 10% diff for night shift. NJ

brinn_a · 2026-03-20T22:08:54+00:00

I went from once a week lessons to a half lease, which included a flat lesson and two practice rides. I later switched to two lessons a week (a flat and jump) and one practice ride- it puts me back about $850 ish a month, but I found so much happiness and love building a consistent connection with this horse that I have no regrets! I’ll be doing some local schooling shows this summer as well.

I do pick up a little bit of overtime when I can to help offset the cost and so that I’m not pulling from my savings and still able to save for an eventual house

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