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Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Old Bit [Worth 1000 Words] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel Butterfly Bit New Bit [Getting Our Hunter On] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel D-Ring “The Max-control is a double-jointed bit which … locks at a certain angle and thus becomes a straight bar.” Sprenger UK: Stainless SteelContinue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit”

Wearable Art, Dr Whooves

Celebrating Art I also ordered a t-shirt, a tote bag, stickers, and a coffee cup for those of us who work in an office where having unique, identifiable mug is a plus. Given that my horse is available as a work of art, I think I was reasonably restrained. Previous Posts [Bubbling OverContinue reading “Wearable Art, Dr Whooves”

Have You Read This? Inspiration

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? Inspiration”

In The Field, Accidental Photography

Random Images Milton gets put in the stall to eat breakfast. We let him out after. If I am away from the farm after breakfast, I am likely to be gripped by the panicked thought, ‘Did I let Milton out?!’ To circumvent that, I snap a pic of his fuzzy gray butt inContinue reading “In The Field, Accidental Photography”

Throwback Thursday, The Whatever Horse, Guest Photo

Random Images Just GeorgeSeneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trails1987 (I’ll save you the math. 32 years ago. I was 24.)Photo by Deborah Rubin George took everything I threw at him. Eventing? Whatever. Hunters? Whatever. Side-saddle? Whatever. Foxhunting? Whatever. Bridleless & bareback? Whatever. Fancy dress side-saddle with imported double bridle? Whatever. George had theContinue reading “Throwback Thursday, The Whatever Horse, Guest Photo”

Tree Topper, Christmas Party 2019

Adventures in Saddle Seat The top of the Stepping Stone Farm Christmas tree is Coach Courtney’s first-timer ribbon from the World’s Championship Horse Show this year [Pretty Ribbon, Them There]. The blue curtain in the background is hiding the Christmas Surprise horses. We had six(!) this year [Party Horses]. Prior Year Christmas PartiesContinue reading “Tree Topper, Christmas Party 2019”

Problems That Younger Riders Have Never Had To Worry About, aka The Boot Jack List

Training Journal I come in the house. I get distracted talking about how the horses went. I look down. I am using a boot jack in an attempt to pull off my zip-on boots. !! Which got me thinking about other things the younger generations of riders have never done, or conversely have alwaysContinue reading “Problems That Younger Riders Have Never Had To Worry About, aka The Boot Jack List”