Right hind – still has remnants of puffiness above his fetlock from the trailer kerfuffle two weeks ago [Dubious Future]. Rodney’s tell for pain is acting scared of people, for example getting more headshy. In this case, the front end never registered a problem in the back end. So, I never worried unduly. (Worrying aboutContinue reading “Rodney’s Feet”
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Letter Art, AlphaBooks: O is for O’Connor
Life In The Galloping Lane by Karen & David O’Connor with Nancy Jaffer Primedia 2004 ~~~ This Year [N is for Newsum] [M is for McKinley] [L is for Lewis] [K is for Krementz] [J is for Journal] [I is for Ipcar] [H is for Hatch] [G is for Gray] [F is for Francis] [EContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: O is for O’Connor”
USDF Interview: Laura Romfh, Apparel Designer
“Behind The Scenes: Laura Romfh, Apparel Designer” USDF Connection July/ August 2017 United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a woman who creates equestrian clothing. ©2017 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Posts [Behind The Scenes] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Foto Friday: Interstate Images
Lesson: Switching from binocular vision to a two-dimensional photo changes clouds from dramatic to mildly interesting. This is what happens when one spends most of the daylight hours on a Saturday driving around the state of Tennessee. Taken from the passenger seat. Process notes: Dragged out the big camera. Yay! Could not get it toContinue reading “Foto Friday: Interstate Images”
New Equipment: Intro Cart
Driving Thursday Milton’s first cart. Our second [Driving Miss M]. It’s a fixer-upper, with price to match. Deliberately. We are still finding out if Milton wants to be a driving horse. If he declines with prejudice, we don’t want to destroy anything fancier. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean
Saddle Seat Wednesday A former client of Stepping Stone Farm dropped by for a visit. We compared pasts. She: Riding a big-moving gaited horse Saddlebred is more fun than jumping. Didn’t I agree? Me, standing there, blinking: I understand what each individual word means but the sentence … it … I can’t … what? Inconceivable.Continue reading “I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean”
Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse
Riding Milton is on hold while he is learning to drive. Getting used to pulling appears to be the big step in teaching a driving horse. Once we have that, we will get back to the riding question. One can never know the counterfactuals. Doing both at the same time would probably be okay. Probably.Continue reading “Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse”
Virtual Brush Box 