Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Barn Rule, Sleeping Position

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse   Awareness of the outside world. Alabama Audubon – Virtual Tour: Audubon Mural Project with Leigh Hallingby. ~~~ To our horses: Do not sleep flat out. Don’t do it. Just don’t. If you are lying on your side in the pasture, you will be woken up. You willContinue reading “Barn Rule, Sleeping Position”

Percussion in the Pasture, Virtual MLK Day 5K Drum Run, Walk Report

Fit To Ride Walking   Awareness of the outside world. Instead of one main charity, the run has multiple small beneficiaries, “When each community organization signs up as a team and becomes an approved beneficiary of the race, $5 of each team member’s registration will be returned to that organization for use in community effortsContinue reading “Percussion in the Pasture, Virtual MLK Day 5K Drum Run, Walk Report”

Rodney Leading His Best Life, The Rest Of Us, Not So Much

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse   Awareness of the outside world. “Putting my cute little running goals out there really seems a bit twee at the moment … But I think that anyone who still reads this is most likely going through the same thing.” Middle Aged Runner: More running in Pandemic times.Continue reading “Rodney Leading His Best Life, The Rest Of Us, Not So Much”

When Milton Adores Me

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. Strides for Equality Equestrians put up an Instagram post on microaggressions. Sometimes the motivation is active malice. Sometimes the motivation is cluelessness. Raises hand. ~~~ [Driving Around in Circles] Find Your Header. Of all the lessons involved in driving, Milton has absorbed this one the best. AContinue reading “When Milton Adores Me”

Mood On Monday, Inauguration Thoughts

[Riding at Rolex] The Shiny The inauguration is the jog. The First Horse Inspection, aka the jog, takes place the day before dressage at a big Event. Horses are presented to the veterinary panel and trotted for soundness. Everyone is cleaned up and dressed up and brushed and braided. There will be bad dressage tests,Continue reading “Mood On Monday, Inauguration Thoughts”

Touring The World with Pretty Pictures and Weird Words

Remember the post on multi-lingual horses? [Danish Horses Say Vrinsk]   I enjoyed it so much that I went back to the author’s shop and scooped up the rest of the bibliography. A World of Wisdom, Illustrated sayings and proverbs from all over the globe When Frogs Grow Hair, doubtful phrases from around the worldContinue reading “Touring The World with Pretty Pictures and Weird Words”