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Walking The Tests

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney walks to warm up body and brain. It takes a while. Why not use the time to practice my dressage tests? We – the barn we – used jump standards and poles to lay out a 20×40 ring. Rodney and I walked UDSFContinue reading “Walking The Tests”

Lunar New Year Stamps, The Undesirable Becomes Adorable

Celebrating Art The stamps are cute in pictures. They are gorgeous in person. The crown and the forehead circlet are bright, shimmery gold color. Judging by the drawings around the border, this style will continue through the 12-year cycle. If so, we may have annual feature on our hands. “The image offers aContinue reading “Lunar New Year Stamps, The Undesirable Becomes Adorable”

Have You Read This? Happy Lunar New Year!

From The Bookshelf Series Intro I know the feeling of finding a good book. I want to spread the joy. Not reviews. Imagine we are in a bookstore. I wander up to you, hand you one of these books, say ‘Have you read this one?’, then wander off. Whereupon you look at the cover,Continue reading “Have You Read This? Happy Lunar New Year!”

Imaginary Photos, Open Shutter Horse Show

Photography Michael Wesely: Open Shutter Sarah Hermanson Meister (The Museum of Modern Art 2004) bought from Thrift Books via Abebook.com Michael Wesely takes long exposure photographs of spaces as they are used and change over time. The one I saw in person was his three year – yes, three YEAR – photo ofContinue reading “Imaginary Photos, Open Shutter Horse Show”

Bold As Brass, National Horse Brass Society 2019, 2020

Driving The National Horse Brass Society, UK. Leather martingales by Cox the Saddler. [It Beats A Membership Sticker, NHBS 2018] [National Horse Brass Society 2016] [NHBS] I don’t know of a parallel US association. Am I missing something? Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

What Think You? Biomechanics Vs. Feel

Discussions On Riding Theory Background Statement: Riding is part biomechanics & part reacting to the horse. How much of each depends on your training philosophy. Motion: Of the two, feel is more important. Discuss. My Thoughts Both is best. Beezie Madden, Micheal Matz, and Micheal Jung are examples of exemplary style meeting effective riding.Continue reading “What Think You? Biomechanics Vs. Feel”

Rodney and the Loggers

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. I would not have been surprised if Rodney had hopped right back on the trailer. Recently, Stepping Stone Farm has opted to farm some of their trees. Big, clanky trucks were on site for many days. I was not. When I found outContinue reading “Rodney and the Loggers”