Post-Modern Rorschach Test

On My Mind, Miscellaneous Visuals     Graphic companion to yesterday’s post, [Daily Inklings, Another Internet Writing Site]. Process Notes. Was going for an mirrored ink blot. Inklings, inkblot, get it? I crack myself up. Anyway. Couldn’t figure out how to get an inkblot shape that was going to be even halfway attractive. Decided toContinue reading “Post-Modern Rorschach Test”

Daily Inklings, Another Internet Writing Site

Writing About Writing   Last week was my week to get tagged. First photos [10 Day Challenge]; now writing. In a comment [Milton and I Attend Group Therapy], I got a pingback from a site that posts writing prompts, Shadow of Death | Daily Inkling. I was invited. Since I generally yap about current horseContinue reading “Daily Inklings, Another Internet Writing Site”

Show Shirt Surprise

Ovation® Destiny Evercool Long Sleeve Show Shirt- Ladies’, White/Periwinkle. Image from manufacturer’s web page. Back when I was learning to dress myself, cotton was good, polyester was bad. Cotton was soft and breathable. Polyester was wrapping yourself in Saran Wrap. Flash forward to the show last weekend [Show Report]. Time to dress for dressage. IContinue reading “Show Shirt Surprise”

On Course Again, Show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019, Show Jumping

The Gray Wonder, Jumping Diary   Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA May 18, 2019 [Show Report] Major Milton 23. 12″ Cross Rails. Clear Round Despite my hesitation [Pre-show], I’m glad we entered the same level as last time. Milton did an excellent round, but he was still not sureContinue reading “On Course Again, Show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019, Show Jumping”

We Cantered! We Won! Guess Which One I Care About! Show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019, Dressage

The Gray Wonder, Dressage Diva   Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA May 18, 2019 Major Milton Class 5 – 2019 USDF Intro Test C – Adult, 1st of 2 or 4 (4 entered, 2 showed, this is important later), with 65% Highest score: 7.5, canter circle! Lowest score: 6.0,Continue reading “We Cantered! We Won! Guess Which One I Care About! Show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019, Dressage”

Entry Philosophy, Pre-show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019

The Gray Wonder, Dressage Diva, Jumping Diary     I wonder if other people spend as much time cogitating about which classes to enter as I do. Class 5 – Intro C Time to canter. We’d learned what there was to learn at Intro A&B [Preliminaries Accomplished]. Yes, we still had a huge amount ofContinue reading “Entry Philosophy, Pre-show Report, Full Circle Horse Park, May 2019”

Note To Self, Keep An Eye On The Jump Crew

Jumping Diary   That feeling when you come around the turn and realize your instructor has reset the jump when you weren’t looking. 18″ Vertical, taken at the canter. By any external measure – ridiculously tiny. Measured against internal progress – Personal Record! Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott