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Fit To Ride Walking Awareness of the outside world. Your Local Epidemiologist. Thanks to AV for another interesting find.~~~ Weekly WalkColumbiana Sports ComplexMarch 17, 2021Distance – 3.14 km, note unitsTime – 43:41 minMileage [LEJOG, this date] The Boston Athletic Association offered a Pi Day Challenge. Run (or walk, in my case) 3.14 miles on 3/14/21.Continue reading “Not Quite Pi, Walk Report, Columbiana Sports Complex”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. I hate April Fools. To quote myself & to paraphrase Lewis, unless very cleverly executed, pranks are merely socially acceptable cruelty. Do I dislike the day because I am a credulous sap who is easily gulled? Absolutely. That does not mean I am wrong. [2012, 2013] ~~~ RodneyContinue reading “Why The Silence”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Ugh. Where to start. Shootings, plural. Georgia voting law. Chauvin trial. Here, have some happy news. NYT: America’s Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled, by Taylor, March 2021. ~~~~ How far are we from dominating the AEC? Or at least completing a local, micro, mini, intro event? Progress Dressage.Continue reading “Checking In On Three Phases”

Words A young family member asked about horse sports. If I’m gonna generate this much text, it’s gonna be a blog post. Please note. This is an impressionistic overview of the field from my perspective. This is not a definitive treatise on the subject. For more info, most horse activities have a governing body thatContinue reading “Horse Sports I Have Known”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. Broadway Backwards. Tomorrow through April 3rd. ~~~ Milton is fine. Much riding. No driving. Not much long-line driving practice. He aces those exercises. We really are at the point of hitch or get off the pot. [Back In The Traces] I’m not the one riding him. IContinue reading “Mention of Milton”

Words tldr: Pfizer #1 last Tues. Went smoothly. Mild tiredness. PSA 1 – Make an appointment to get vaccinated. PSA 2 – If you find an earlier appointment, awesome! Take the first available. Then, please go back to cancel the first appointment. This will allow the vaccination site to schedule more people. Writing this forContinue reading “My Vaccination”