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Backlit Ears

Photography Rodney at Stepping Stone Farm. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Milton has a new trick. He does his quasi-hitching practice in the evening once his driver gets home from work. [Holiday Rides] We moved the cart under a floodlight near the barn. I have Milton ready to go. We gear up. He stands. We wait.Continue reading “Le Sigh”

The Next Step In Rodney’s Trailering Education

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Stopping for groceries. Waiting the trailer is a useful skill. Once when we arrived at Stepping Stone Farm, we had to hold a few minutes before we could unload without causing consternation to a horse and rider in the ring next to where we parked. Fortunately,Continue reading “The Next Step In Rodney’s Trailering Education”

Libations & Sustenance

Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Random Images The world is vast & weird. The planned philosophical discussion & training update was becoming bloated and tiresomely whine-y. New plan. Philosophical discussion, short version. The point of schooling Intro dressage is not to win Intro A , although IContinue reading “Libations & Sustenance”

Barn Hack, Hose Reminder

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Put an elastic bracelet around your pump handle/hose faucet/whatever. When you turn on the hose, put the bracelet on your wrist. When you turn off the hose, return bracelet to handle/faucet. If the bracelet is still on your wrist, you have forgotten to turn off theContinue reading “Barn Hack, Hose Reminder”

Association Lettering

Celebrating Art American Saddlebred Horse Association of Alabama Process Notes Rounded letters. Score. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

So Many Questions, A Plot Fragment

Random Words Writing & Writing About Writing “So, what do you think of Larry?” As he said this, my boss handed me a sparkly blue stone. I held it in my hand, palm up so we both could see the stone. I could feel the vibration. Okay then, he wanted the truth. “He’s aContinue reading “So Many Questions, A Plot Fragment”