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Tiny Victories, Take II

Training Journal Victory One – Finishing The Class With Rodney As I said in the show report [Getting Our Hunter On], Rodney had a moment in our walk-trot-canter debut. Compared to what Milton can do, it was low grade hoppy-hop. Still, not what you want the first time you canter at a show. I thoughtContinue reading “Tiny Victories, Take II”

Stomping My Feet

Training Journal I’ve argued that one can’t do it all [This Is Why]. There are times one can’t do any of it. All of these non-shows were the same weekend. Yes, yes, yes. Bright side, gratitude, blessed. Yadda, yadda, yadda. I’m still human. I get frustrated. I shall hereby indulge in a bout ofContinue reading “Stomping My Feet”

Woe Is I, Noshow Report, Full Circle Horse Park, Dressage, November 2019

Training Journal … horses. I love horses. I love horses. I love …. Prince Pumpkin Cupcake Snowflake sends his regrets. He will be unable to attend the dressage show. Not to worry. It was the slightest of injuries sustained while frolicking in the mud. Rodney is excellent at threading the fine line ofContinue reading “Woe Is I, Noshow Report, Full Circle Horse Park, Dressage, November 2019”

Finishing The Season, Preshow Report, Full Circle Horse Park, Dressage, November 2019

Training Journal We have two more shows scheduled for the year. I almost bailed on them. Gasp. Clutch the pearls. Me missing a horse show?! I know. I can barely believe it myself. They are both dressage shows. While Rodney & I have come a long way in a lot of areas, ourContinue reading “Finishing The Season, Preshow Report, Full Circle Horse Park, Dressage, November 2019”

Travel Changes Your Perspective

Discovering Art Not sure what I’m up to? Hint Process Notes Letters made by stretching computer-generated Arial font. Result is clever rather than artistic. But then, so am I. Colors chosen to represent blue sky and long roads. What colors would you associate with travel? Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Have You Read This? Travel

From The Bookshelf General intro: 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, turn it over, look at the back cover, read the blurb, flip through the book, and decideContinue reading “Have You Read This? Travel”

Sea And Stone, Travel Week, Day 5, Lisbon, Portugal, Guest Photos

Random Images Intro, week: Do you feel like traveling? I feel like traveling. Let’s hear it for vicarious travel. Intro, today: More from Amy Vanderryn [Archives]. Welcome Amy. ~~~ One of two seahorse statues in the Praça do Império (Empire Square) in the Belem section of Lisbon. Wiki calls them Hippocamps. Artist, AntónioContinue reading “Sea And Stone, Travel Week, Day 5, Lisbon, Portugal, Guest Photos”