Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Introductory note: Wanted to include witty and engaging commentary. Not happening. Brain clogged with the latest from the news cycle. Stay safe out there. & apple or carrot Images from manufacturers’ websites. Rodney ProElite Senior ProElite Performance, handful Cosequin treat Milton ProElite Performance ProElite Senior, handfulContinue reading “What’s In The Feed Scoop, Winter 2020”
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Pi Horse
Celebrating Art Yesterday was Pi Day. Process notes: Pasting one image on top of the other & making it match turned out to be more of a learning curve than I expected. How to import a GIMP file into Inkscape? Save as JPEG. How to insert pi. Unicode? Wrong answer. CharacterContinue reading “Pi Horse”
To Celebrate Pi Day, 10 Examples of Numbers and 10 Examples of Math Involved with Horses
Thoughts Numbers Dressage ring measurements Speed in timed events: jumpers, barrel racing etc. Jump numbers for jumpers, 2/3 of eventing, obstacles, and cones Course length & optimum time on cross-country and marathon Fence heights and widths in jumping disciplines; distance between fences, ditto Horse height measured in hands Sizes in blankets and bitsContinue reading “To Celebrate Pi Day, 10 Examples of Numbers and 10 Examples of Math Involved with Horses”
Evening Shadows
Photography Rodney at Stepping Stone Farm. Friday Evening Scenic, 6 March 2020. Lately we have been trailering over to on Friday afternoons to take advantage of the round pen for liberty work. I hop on for a short ride afterwards. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Milton’s Moments, Driving Practice, Liberty Work, and Bite of Hay, March 2020
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Between rain, mud at home, and shipping Rodney, Milton has had a steady but low-key winter. Lots of long line work; pats on the nose on days when that wasn’t possible. Lately, he’s had a series of almost, not quite, a little bit ofContinue reading “Milton’s Moments, Driving Practice, Liberty Work, and Bite of Hay, March 2020”
An Attempt To Freeze Time
Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. I wasn’t going to show you this because framing a ribbon is over the top, even for me. I shared the picture because Craig Zernik of Four Corners Gallery did such a nice job. He put the ribbon on a backing so that it floats inContinue reading “An Attempt To Freeze Time”
Rodney’s Recap, Heat, Liberty, and Hay, March 2020
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. [Old Arena] Heating Up A while back, Rodney reverted. He’d been trotted well. Suddenly, I had Mr. Hyde again [Rodney’s Evil Twin]. I asked for a simple, quiet trot; he threatened a hissy fit. I thought we had fixed this. Turns out his back had graduallyContinue reading “Rodney’s Recap, Heat, Liberty, and Hay, March 2020”
Virtual Brush Box 