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Riding Awareness of the outside world. Speaking of searching for the right word. MW: Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year 2021, ‘Vaccine,’ plus ‘insurrection,’ ‘cicada,’ ‘perseverance,’ and more of our top lookups of 2021.~~~ Y’all are awesome. I asked for words. You came up with words. A few days ago, I wrote a post asking forContinue reading “Don’t Drop The Puppy, And Other Words To Yell In The Warm Up Ring, A Follow-Up Post”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Huffington Post: Air Force Offers Help To Military Families Hurt By States’ New Anti-LGBTQ Laws, Bendery, Apr. 13, 2022.~~~ Small victories. When the cheap hardware store gloves come in your colors. Greg wanted to try riding with grippy gloves. The ones I like are no longer available. [Navigator Gloves] ForContinue reading “Small Victories, Gloves”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “Donations go towards maintenance and development of the trail and staging areas.” The Tevis Cup > Donate.~~~ Distance: 7.4 miles, both horses. Activities: Walking in the pasture, a few power walk segments. Standings: Not last but definitely in the Turtle Power crew. Not dwelling on exact placing. Unlike IRLContinue reading “Heading Down the Trail, Week 1, Virtual Tevis 2022”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. The Guardian: Ceramic cockerels surprise Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Kyiv walk, Rachwani, 9 Apr 2022. ~~~ This is what happens when you hide alfalfa among boring, late season hay. [Spring Snacks] We Bid Adieu To Our Clinic Adventure The day after the clinic, we debated taking theContinue reading “Horse Opinions on Hay Net Enrichment and Other Activities”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. ESPN: Ignore the score and the limp, Tiger Woods had a good walk at the Masters, Thompson, Apr 9, 2022. (Note. I am trying to feel inspired by this rather than a total weenie, given the content below.) ~~~ When I get nervous, I try to use the timeContinue reading “Mindset Monday, Finding Part of the Answer”

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Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. Free fiction. Whatever: A New Story For You: Grizzly Bear Conflict Manager.~~~ Going somewhere interesting? Live somewhere that is not here? Take us with you! I’d love to give guest space to your holiday/home photo(s). Horse mural? [Green Horses on the Wall, Lisbon, Portugal, Guest Photo] Horse, orContinue reading “Open Call For Vicarious Travel”