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Images Art of the horse world. FEI: Horses in Art Throughout the Ages. ~~~ Seen on my TV screen October 2022 during CBS broadcast of FEI: Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final 2022 – Barcelona 29/09 – 02/10/2022 – Barcelona ESP. Rider, horse, and *groom*! Fence heights on the fly. I was pleased to seeContinue reading “TV Graphics For Jumpers”

Words My stepsister is so spoiled. She insists on sleeping up in one of the attic rooms although she has a perfectly good bedroom down in the main part of the house. She says she needs her space. Then, she complains that the bed she sleeps is worn and shabby. Well, yeah, it was aContinue reading “Sibling Rivalry, Fairy Tale Style, Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. “Our events benefit the Ruben Studdard Foundation for the Advancement of Children in the Music Arts, and is the fall focus event for Girls on the Run of Birmingham.” Magic City Run. ~~~ Monthly 5K for November Thank you to the race for the complimentary photos. PhotosContinue reading “Once More Around The Block, Walk Report, Magic City 5K 2022”

Horse Training Awareness of the outside world. I am declaring it to be December. That’s it, just December. Another month on the calendar. I have nothing against Christmas itself. The Whos singing Dahoo Dores always chokes me up. It’s the red and green ramp-up that is getting to me. Unless something really grabs me, theContinue reading “A Brief Check-In With The Main Characters”

Critters Awareness of the outside world. My nephew. “Party like it’s 1999, Warriors Cap perfect season with 34-28 SuperBowl win,” Local Headline News: Sports Page, Wakefield Daily Item, Kelly, Dec 6, 2022, front page. LHN: Perfect Season, jkeating624, Dec 5, 2022, team photo. YouTube: Wakefield Football Super Bowl (2022), highlight reel. ~~~ To tell this,Continue reading “Jasmine and Rose, Meet The New Dogs”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. The hard news appears mostly the same, for the moment. I have noticed a rightward drift in the opinion columns. The Mary Sue: CNN Is Truly Just Fox News Lite Now, Kane, Sep 5th, 2022. Vox: Why billionaire John Malone’s shadow looms over CNN, Kafka Aug 26, 2022. ~~~Continue reading “Other People’s Horses”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. A Descent into Madness. A friend has started a blog. If you feel so inclined, click over & check it out. ~~~ At the moment, we have a small selections of different types of grass hay in the barn. We are running a survey to see which ones theyContinue reading “Hay Taste Test”