Virtual Brush Box

Mention of Milton

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”

My Vaccination

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”

State of the Blog, Open Mike Invitation

Words Voice not heard? Need a platform? Borrow mine. Similar to my guest post invitation, with a side of outrage. [Guest Post Invitation & Rules] The riding world skews to young, thin, rich, white, neurotypical, female, and so on. I’m not young anymore. I’ve never been horse-world rich, but I’ve had enough resources to haveContinue reading “State of the Blog, Open Mike Invitation”

Skirting the Swamp, Walk Report, DIY 5K, Kymulga Grist Mill

Fit To Ride Walking Awareness of the outside world. IRS: Tax Day for individuals extended to May 17. ~~~ Weekly 5K [Virtual 2021] Kymulga Grist Mill 3 March 2021 Distance – 5.2 km Time – 1:20:28 Mileage [LEJOG, this date] Admission charged. First one with admission? I can’t recall. Well, zoo but amContinue reading “Skirting the Swamp, Walk Report, DIY 5K, Kymulga Grist Mill”

Riding Schedule, Dueling Monologues

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. NPR: Poll: Most Americans Want To See Congress Pass Gun Restrictions. This was 2019. Yet we do nothing. ~~~ Lately we have been riding 3 to 4 times a week. Longer on the weekends, shorter during the week, if we ride at all during the week. HorsesContinue reading “Riding Schedule, Dueling Monologues”

Finish Your Pass, um, Corner

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Going Medieval: On the myth of short life expectancy, and COVID complacency, 4 March 2021. ~~~ “You never finish anything.” My groundperson, last Saturday. We were back at Full Circle Horse Park practicing USEF Beginner Novice B. 3rd time in 4 weeks. [Let The Acclimatization Begin,Continue reading “Finish Your Pass, um, Corner”

Protocol Will Be Respected

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Vaccine today! Report Sunday. ~~~ Procedural error. Previous horse was rigid about his trailer protocol. He came off. He had a bite of hay. He had a nap. Then and only then was one allowed to commence. Knowing this, I have worked fairly hard to NOTContinue reading “Protocol Will Be Respected”