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Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Two weeks out from my second shot. I’m as vaccinated as I’m going to get. Bring on the outside world … slowly. “We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem.” Adams~~~Photo guru Meg McKinney brought her crittersContinue reading “Doctor Whooves Is Ready For His Close Up, FCHP Schooling Show, April 2021, Guest Photos”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Bright notes. Dancing in the streets, Balloon Juice: Wednesday Morning Respite Open Thread , by Laurie, April 21, 2021. BBC: Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough, by Roxby, April 23, 2021.~~~ Ultimate HoofPicks. Yellow is standard, I prefer the smaller blue/pink ones. This is our second set, in caseContinue reading “New Equipment, Hoofpicks, Take II”

Images Awareness of the outside world. From Roaming Reader, Spring in the Northeast. Taken April 21, 2021. [Archives]~~~ In the spirit of end-of-the-month blog self-reflection, I turned a counting graphic into a logo exercise. While I’m not sure that I’d want to see it every day as a logo, it didn’t turn out badly asContinue reading “Blog Logo in Blue”

WordsBlogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event XC today. Watch live on USEF Network with free fan membership. KTDE: Live Streaming~~~The blog has a new theme. That is the WordPress term for the overall appearance of a blog. This unlooked for change came about because WordPress changed toContinue reading “State of the Blog, Change”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world . WBUR: I’m Not Celebrating The Chauvin Verdict, by Pelton, April 22, 2021. Counterpoint. The Root: Black People Don’t Need Reminders That Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Doesn’t Mean the Fight Is Over. It’s OK to Celebrate Small Victories, by Linly, April 21, 2021.~~~Pause for regrouping.~~~The Equine Amateur Dramatic Society isContinue reading “My Horses Are Weird, Separation Anxiety Version”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Earth Day.~~~First horse show since 2019. [Dressage, Jump] I had thoughts. NegativeI had my second vaccine the Tuesday before the show. This is relevant because I chose not to take any aspirin/ibuprofen/whatnot in the subsequent days. I was told it was okay, but why risk compromising the vaccineContinue reading “Pre-show Thoughts, FCHP Schooling Show, April 2021”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Dentist update. Onlay, as suspected. I’m usually a cheap drunk, but needed three shots to get the tooth numb. Does anyone else get their ass kicked by the epinephrine?~~~ Day Two. It took 11 years, but I finally got my fancy, mid-life crisis horse into a jumping class.Continue reading “Conversations With My Horse, Jump Class, FCHP Schooling Show, April 2021”