Awareness of the outside world. Small candle update. I still check Facebook from time to time, but only to catch up with groups which use this as their main communication, e.g. SSF. Log in. Use search box to go directly to specific pages. Do. Not. Scroll. Down. The sites that the algorithm chooses for me have gotten worse in my absence. Why? How is this a viable business model? [Truck Mileage]
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All horse show, all week. [How To Spontaneously End Up At A Horse Show]
Finishing up with thoughts for the future.
I had an absolute blast at the show.
100% want to stay with saddle seat.
I like the people.
I love the horses.
(The people involved would approve of this relative ranking.)
However.
It has to be a side quest.
Riding beginner horses in low-level classes is fun, is good for my brain, is not enough.
Why not move up? Short version, I’d have to buy a horse and have it in training. Long version in prior post. [Why Not Rack Off Into The Sunset?]
As long as the Saddlebred world is willing to have me as a loyal visitor, I’m good.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Onwards!
Joan
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Saddleseat still looks weird to me. I’d like to see you back in jumper/eventer mode.
I was watching some show jumping videos on Facebook and at one point thought, wow, that was a pretty sharp turn to the next fence. Then I remembered the times with Priney. If someone left a course set up in the ring, I’d let her choose which fences to jump. More than once it felt like she was pivoting on one hoof to take the next jump. OK. I miss my horses. Not so much riding, just them. Can someone bottle some clean horse scent for me?
“I’d like to see you back in jumper/eventer mode.”
Preach. Will it be what I remember? Will I still enjoy it? Dunno. Like to find out.