Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. American Saddlebred Horse Association of Alabama Banquet Stone Bridge Farms Cullman AL USA Saturday, January 25, 2020 Year-End Awards for 2019 Show Season Academy WTC Adult Equitation: 3rd of 5 Academy WTC Adult Showmanship: 4rd of 5 For the first time in seven years,Continue reading “Changing Of The Guard, ASHAA Banquet”
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Why Rodney Will Never Be An Outstanding Obstacle Horse
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. We figured out why Rodney doesn’t like to be touched on the side. Well, my genius in-house diagnostician figured it out. I agree with him. Years ago, long before he came to us, Rodney was gouged in the side by a doorlatch. The resulting scar is gnarly-looking,Continue reading “Why Rodney Will Never Be An Outstanding Obstacle Horse”
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
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