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Adventures in Predicting the Future, The 2020 Show Season

Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. Predicting a show schedule is as useful as reading tea leaves. Who knows what is going to happen. To me. To the horse. To the expansion rate of the universe. Rodney is currently at bat. Maybe this will continue; maybe not. Maybe Milton will step up. MaybeContinue reading “Adventures in Predicting the Future, The 2020 Show Season”

Rodney’s Holiday Rides

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. tldr: Going well, Lots of trailering. Lots of walking. Rodney. Is. Exhausting. Because of course he is. Partly due to the enormous expectations I put on him from day one. Will this be the horse who takes me amazing places? Now I add,Continue reading “Rodney’s Holiday Rides”

New Equipment, Hoof Care

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. We needed hoofpicks. All of our many, many hoofpicks had gone to live in the Land of Lost Socks. So, I thought I would try the fancy ones, The Ultimate HoofPick . I’ve never felt strongly about hoof picks, with the exception of not liking theContinue reading “New Equipment, Hoof Care”

What Does Success Mean To You?

Celebrating Art What does winning mean to you? Awards? Money? Fame? Does it only count as a win if it is awarded by an outside source? If you award your own wins does that mean you are strong or that you are deluded? Would you choose Van Gogh, hailed as a creative geniusContinue reading “What Does Success Mean To You?”

Quantum Truck, A Writing Sketch

Random Words She looked out a front window. A three-quarter ton Ford truck was sitting in the driveway. Okay, it’s going to be one of those days. She put on jeans and made sure she had a pair of leather work gloves with her. She liked truck days. It was hell on gas mileage, butContinue reading “Quantum Truck, A Writing Sketch”

Rodney, The Instagram Star

Foto Friday Look who showed up in my Instagram feed. Rodney before dressage at Full Circle Horse Park [Words]. The dual leadropes are a distinctive look [In Chains]. Prior photos of Milton by Kaitie Fitz Photography [Pix Are Always Amusing To Look Back On]. The title. How does 28 likes = stardom? Well,Continue reading “Rodney, The Instagram Star”

Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. How did Rodney get what looks to be an overreach injury on a rear fetlock? Turns out it has to do with the way he stands on the trailer. We have a slantload (prefer straightloads, small rant [not back]). Previous Horse used to park himself inContinue reading “Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices”