Monthly Archives: December 2018

Enough Retrospection, What’s Been Happening, Milton

  Milton has been happening all over the county. SSF Stepping Stone Farm remains his happy place. After our inaugural jump [Riding Recap], we went back a few days later. We jumped repeatedly! A whole 3 or 4 times! My ground crew reminded me of the words of a previous instructor, ‘You need to goContinue reading “Enough Retrospection, What’s Been Happening, Milton”

Return to the Sea … of Statistics, State of the Blog 2018

Looking Backward Happy with where the blog ended up after the break. Less emphasis on Rodney, less frustration for me. Plus, I aimed for entertainment, at least in addition to my generalized yapping. If I’m struggling with a post, you probably won’t be interested either. Being happy with my own content does not make meContinue reading “Return to the Sea … of Statistics, State of the Blog 2018”

The Year Through the Lens, Photo Recap 2018

Favorite Photo [Foto Friday: Wall Street Sunrise] 42 Fridays Low Key Photo Challenge, 9 posts [Low Key Photo Challenge, Holiday] Instagram, 8 posts [If It Is December, It Must Be Time For Recaps, Instagram Top Nine 2018] Photography by others, 4 posts [Travel Foto Friday: London, Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Guest Post] [Wild Horse GoesContinue reading “The Year Through the Lens, Photo Recap 2018”

It’s Not All About the Ribbons, Riding Recap 2018

FROM December 2017   Photo by Rachel Wamble [I Ride Milton!] TO December 2018   Video by Courtney Huguley Post-production by Greg Walcott Looking backward, Looking Forward I had anticipated writing a long post evaluating my year with Milton, Rodney, Saddlebreds, my mental game, and so on. Pony ride to jump pretty much covers it.Continue reading “It’s Not All About the Ribbons, Riding Recap 2018”

A Radiance of Ribbons, Show Recap 2018

After a show season, an end-of-the-year activity is to hang all of one’s ribbons on one’s horse, for example Contact: 2018 You Been Good. I couldn’t face sorting out all the horses and their ribbons – and isn’t that a wonderful problem to have – so I have done it digitally. Commentary below. The HorsesContinue reading “A Radiance of Ribbons, Show Recap 2018”