Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Fit To Ride Walking   Awareness of the outside world. The problem is not just a place to ride. Access is an issue when a barn – or any high land-use, outdoor activity – is farther away than an easy commute from an urban center. The hardcore will still make the drive. The potential newContinue reading “Memories of Bygone Days, Year of the Ox Challenge, Fourth Walk Report, Altadena & Patchwork”

Riding Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won   Awareness of the outside world. World? World? Still slogging through assignment. The inner voices are cacophonous. Would be happy to blame pandemic but the issues existed before. ~~~ We are 75% of the way. “The Century Club recognizes dressage riders and horses whose combinedContinue reading “Dressage Three-Quarter Century Club”

Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride.   Awareness of the outside world. The Dressage Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization, whose mission is to cultivate and provide financial support for the advancement of dressage in the United States. TDF: About ~~~ In USDF Connection, I read about Anne Sushko making her Century ClubContinue reading “Saddlebred Three-Quarter Century Club”

Riding Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won   Awareness of the outside world. I have not forgotten the pandemic. Still applying pro & cons from last time. Six months on, case rates, knowledge, & vaccines (!) are all heading desirable directions. [ To Show, Factor 1] ~~~   Horse show last weekend.Continue reading “Another One That Got Away, In Which I Briefly Considered Going To A Horse Show”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. The code for Ingenuity is posted on GitHub. Open source space flight. Didn’t see that coming. Hackaday: A Look At The “Risky” Tech In NASA’s Martian Helicopter, by Tom Nardi, February 20, 2021. ~~~ In ‘Fraidy Cat Eventing: still trying to learn from the past, the authorContinue reading “I May Be A Whiney Princess, That Doesn’t Mean I’m Wrong”