On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts
Rodney Jenkins, that is. Rodney-the-horse is named after Mr. Jenkins. As a rule, I’m not crazy about copying someone else’s name. It lacks creativity. However, I had a horse whose name started with R-O- (Roscoe) and a desperate desire to change our luck [Repost, BTE 6 of 9: Back To Square One]. Magical thinking? Moi?
Show Jumping Hall of Fame: Rodney Jenkins. Photos from the Rolex Arena, taken during the Saddle Seat World Cup, July 2018.
Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott
If saw Rodney – Jenkins, not horse – several years at the Washington International Horse Show. Very impressive.
“I would practice every day, from daylight until dark, to be honest, and when I showed, I rode 50 a day, a lot of days.” And therein folks, is the golden nugget. 😉
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. When talent works hard? Yowza.
I saw him & Idle Dice at the Garden when I was a kid. Double yowza.