Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. One of my first photos with my new phone was this ear shot for this post. I have my priorities. Progress Report Rodney and I can walk, trot, and canter at home with minimal flashes of anxiety on the part of horse orContinue reading “Rodney Makes His Weekly Cameo On His Own Blog”
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Mood On Monday, Other Voices, A Dash of Hollandaise In The Cupcake
Thoughts Last week, I gave my reasons for not adding my hand-wringing to the general conversation, “When you bite into a cupcake, you don’t want Hollandaise sauce.” [Mood On Monday, Venturing Out] Then, The Errant Moon reminded me that silence is not always a virtue. “Not saying something feels like complicity.” I don’t wantContinue reading “Mood On Monday, Other Voices, A Dash of Hollandaise In The Cupcake”
The Merhorse, An Exercise In Blue And Green, With Free Coloring PDFs
Celebrating Art I Dream Horses: A Coloring Book for Everyone by Linda Dalziel (CreateSpace 2016) One of three free coloring pages offered via the book’s Facebook page @idreamhorses. Credit for the assist to BB. Process Notes. For this one, I picked the colors by eye. The result looks as if randomly I upendedContinue reading “The Merhorse, An Exercise In Blue And Green, With Free Coloring PDFs”
Show Today, Yet I Languish At Home, Is It The End Of An Era?
Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoyed the ride Show today. I am not there. [2013 photo, Report] Gasp. Sob. Sniffle. [2014 photo, Report] I have unfailingly attended the Mid-South Spring Premiere Horse Show every year since 2013. Usually with Sam [Progression, 2016, 2017, 2018]. Last year with Milton [Two Sides]. Have I wupped myContinue reading “Show Today, Yet I Languish At Home, Is It The End Of An Era?”
Outing Report, In Which I Venture To The Dentist
Thoughts Since several of you were kind enough to ask about my great adventure, I thought I would give a detail accounting. Also to record the moment. Either we will reach a point when we no longer have to go through these gymnastics. In which case, we will forget what it was like. OrContinue reading “Outing Report, In Which I Venture To The Dentist”
Bling! Finally!
Fit To Ride Finally got a 5k medal! Fourth time’s the charm. To recap: Magic City, wrong medal, too slow [Proof of Concept] Drum Run, no medal, too slow [Strolling To A Soundtrack] La Jolla, medal, in the mail [Strolling Along] Green Bay, medal! [Strolling Around and Around and Around] Does bling matter?Continue reading “Bling! Finally!”
We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip, Guest Post
Welcome Meg! [Archives] Meg McKinney, Photographer [We – The Unicorns … Arrive, Guest Post] ~~~ We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip Story and Photographs by Meg McKinney As if they stepped off a color wheel, the unicorns became brilliant creatures in the sunshine. I couldn’t resist taking theirContinue reading “We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip, Guest Post”