February 2013 – Virtual Brush Box

Social Media Footprint

End of the Month post on blogging [other such]. I am expanding my social media empire. Established Blog: http://www.rodneyssaga.wordpress.com Rodney’s Saga has spawned two subsidiary blogs: Rodney’s Storage for administrative clutter and Rodney’s Sock Drawer for testing posts. If you add the monthly previous incarnations, Back to Eventing & Back to Riding, that’s five blogsContinue reading “Social Media Footprint”

Playing with Poop

Does anyone else score themselves when picking up manure piles? A strike for getting it all in one go. A spare for needing two passes. Then there is the tactical question of scooping conservatively or trying for a strike but being left with the 7-10 split. I have a 10-tine, metal manure fork, which isContinue reading “Playing with Poop”

Lunching With Lola

On Monday, I went out to brush on and have a chat with Lola. I want to get to know her better in preparation for blowing everyone’s doors off in SC. Logic dictates that knowing a horse on the ground would help riding the horse, no? However, there are certainly elite grooms who do notContinue reading “Lunching With Lola”

Remember This?

Does Rodney remember what a bridle is all about? Why yes he does. Peppermints helped him over the shock.

Translator Needed

At the South Carolina show, I will be riding Lola, a ~16 h, chestnut, ASB mare. She is dainty, well-trained, and clear about what she wants. However, between her saddleseat accent and her mare accent, I don’t always understand what she is saying. Occasionally, I find myself inexplicably at the wrong gait or headed offContinue reading “Translator Needed”

A Few Steps Forward

This week I took Rodney for a hand walk to the end of the pasture and back. On the way out, he registered concern about gremlins in the woods. A few verses of Soft Kitty solved the problem. On the way back, he decided to be obstreperous. The conversation ran thusly: R: I wanna chargeContinue reading “A Few Steps Forward”

Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline

The Sunday Stills for this week was “Sunrises/Sunsets…. With a Building.” A tricky shot since my barn is too ugly for public consumption. It is a cheap tin building that has become old & decrepit without becoming scenically so. The horse areas have been remodeled and are safe. The rest is better out of sight.Continue reading “Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline”