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The Merhorse, An Exercise In Blue And Green, With Free Coloring PDFs

Celebrating Art I Dream Horses: A Coloring Book for Everyone by Linda Dalziel (CreateSpace 2016) One of three free coloring pages offered via the book’s Facebook page @idreamhorses. Credit for the assist to BB. Process Notes. For this one, I picked the colors by eye. The result looks as if randomly I upendedContinue reading “The Merhorse, An Exercise In Blue And Green, With Free Coloring PDFs”

Show Today, Yet I Languish At Home, Is It The End Of An Era?

Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoyed the ride Show today. I am not there. [2013 photo, Report] Gasp. Sob. Sniffle. [2014 photo, Report] I have unfailingly attended the Mid-South Spring Premiere Horse Show every year since 2013. Usually with Sam [Progression, 2016, 2017, 2018]. Last year with Milton [Two Sides]. Have I wupped myContinue reading “Show Today, Yet I Languish At Home, Is It The End Of An Era?”

Outing Report, In Which I Venture To The Dentist

Thoughts Since several of you were kind enough to ask about my great adventure, I thought I would give a detail accounting. Also to record the moment. Either we will reach a point when we no longer have to go through these gymnastics. In which case, we will forget what it was like. OrContinue reading “Outing Report, In Which I Venture To The Dentist”

Bling! Finally!

Fit To Ride Finally got a 5k medal! Fourth time’s the charm. To recap: Magic City, wrong medal, too slow [Proof of Concept] Drum Run, no medal, too slow [Strolling To A Soundtrack] La Jolla, medal, in the mail [Strolling Along] Green Bay, medal! [Strolling Around and Around and Around] Does bling matter?Continue reading “Bling! Finally!”

We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip, Guest Post

Welcome Meg! [Archives] Meg McKinney, Photographer [We – The Unicorns … Arrive, Guest Post] ~~~ We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip Story and Photographs by Meg McKinney As if they stepped off a color wheel, the unicorns became brilliant creatures in the sunshine. I couldn’t resist taking theirContinue reading “We – The Unicorns … Go On A Road Trip, Guest Post”

Posting The Trot, You’d Think I’d Know How To Do That By Now

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. My groundcrew pointed out that I lean forward when I post the trot. Up & forward. Up & forward. Like a metronome. So I have been working on this. A good shut-down exercise. Hard for the rider; low-key for the horse. WhenContinue reading “Posting The Trot, You’d Think I’d Know How To Do That By Now”

Mood On Monday, Venturing Out

Thoughts I hold to my policy of not editorilaizing on current events. I have nothing to add, except my outrage, which solves nothing and helps no one. When you bite into a cupcake, you don’t want Hollandaise sauce. “So, this is me, writing about horses, being a cupcake.” [Speaking Out] ~~~ Or not writingContinue reading “Mood On Monday, Venturing Out”