Awareness of the outside world. To be in the arena. DFL beats DNF beat DNS. Mail & Guardian: ‘Last-place finishers are not losers’, Collinson, 2004. Dated. Article feels the need to define a “blog”. 🤣 DFL: Celebrating last-place finishes at the Olympics. Because they’re there, and you’re not. Blog ends with 2004. Data still interesting. Similar to the Red Saddlepad. [Two Finish Lines]
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Stepping Stone Farm Summer Fun Show
Chelsea AL
Sunday 13 August 2023
Roy
4. Academy Driving, 1st of 1
Optimus
26. Academy Showmanship Adult WTC – 1st of 3
27. Academy Equitation Adult WTC – 2nd of 3
Thank you to the Rath and Gray families for sharing their marvelous horses.
The photographer declined photo credit. Thank you for the pictures!
Videos by my stellar IT tech.
Dammit Jim, I’m a Saddlebred!
Saddlebreds go from standing in their stalls to trotting in the ring. My horse needs 20 minutes of easy walking to get his head in the game. Don’t cross the streams.
At the show, I didn’t want to do any warm-up. We didn’t need it at a performance level and Optimus had other riders. So, I figured a few minutes of gentle strolling back and forth would give him a chance to loosen up. ‘What is this?! If I am walking anywhere, I am walking back to my stall thank! you! very! much!’
I had to get a person on foot to lead me over the spot of shade in which we had been quietly standing before I forgot myself.
Sorry, dude.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
So good to see you riding. And in a show! Yay!
Nice !
Fun to be back in the show ring!
Thanks so much for the video. You looked great! Also liked “being” at the show again.
Yay for horse shows. And the horses who make them possible.
And the people, but mostly the horses.