Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Avoided the news yesterday. So much agita; nothing changes. ~~~ I knew my back was tight. I said so back in 2012. All that dropping and rolling would be good fall protection. However, all that d&r is based on the ability to do a backwards somersault. IContinue reading “Brought It On My Own D*mn Self”

Riding Journal If you’re on a horse, you’ve already won.   Awareness of the outside world. Tired. ~~~ Squad Goals! First Group Trip! First Group Off-Property Ride! When we arrived at Stepping Stone Farm, a rain squall had blown in. So we popped them into the round pen. Cue attack of the zoomies. They ran.Continue reading “The Thoroughbred Invasion, Schooling at SSF”

Words   Awareness of the outside world. Lost track of days & forgot that yesterday was Columbus Day. I don’t have kids, so I never had this issue, but seems to me that it would be hard to teach kids to be good when history class is a litany of people being shitty to eachContinue reading “The Pause, Plus a Bit, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Miles 80 to 81, October 2020”

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse.   Awareness of the outside world. It goes over the nose. ~~~ Most of the 2020 shoeing routine remains as it was. Money left on a stool. Horse left in crossties. Assistant holds horse. [Shoeing at a Social Distance] I have added a mask to wear when IContinue reading “Shoeing at a Social Distance II, Amendment To Protocol”

Images Awareness of the outside world. National Coming Out Day. ~~~ Process. Squooze drops from cartridge thru the nib of pen. Failed to follow reinterpreted the directions and did not wait for ink to dry. Added lines. Smeared with finger. Tilted page to make shapes. What I learned. I default to spidery/starburst shapes. Ink didContinue reading “Inkblot, Week 2, Inktober 2020”

Words Awareness of the outside world. In thanks for giving me the idea for a blog post, a link to this blogger’s most recent BLM activism post, a simple request to read a few essays. Viva Carlos: Never Take Small Steps For Granted. ~~~ Hungry + anxious = Hanxious When lack of food raises yourContinue reading “Equine Neologism: Hanxious”

Random Images The world is vast & weird.   Awareness of the outside world. Giveaway, of a sort. The catch here is that you are not advocating for yourself. I have a few duplicate/excess Breyer models still in box. Let me know your recommendations for where to donate them. Unless the idea is brilliant, localContinue reading “Virtual BreyerFest 2020, Haul II, Breyer”