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State of the Blog: A Marketing Haiku

Blogging About Blogging On the net, daily. Not going batshit crazy. Life becomes story. Process Notes Because I can’t leave well-enough alone. In It’s All Just A Draft, Tobias Buckell talks about synopsizing novels & writing cover copy. In zooming through my 750 words later that day [A Place To Write], IContinue reading “State of the Blog: A Marketing Haiku”

10 Day Challenge

Worth 1000 Words, Visual Storytelling Reagan Upton [Barnshine, Road] nominated me a in a Facebook challenge: Ten-day horse family challenge. Every day, select an image from a day in the life of owning, loving, driving and riding that has had an impact on you and post it without a single explanation and nominate somebody toContinue reading “10 Day Challenge”

Dressage Demo Diva

The Gray Wonder On one hand, a horse and rider who needed to practice the Intro C dressage test in a ring. On the other hand, a group of home-schoolers coming to Stepping Stone Farm for their weekly lessons. Result, a dressage demonstration for the kids. How To Give A Demo When You Don’tContinue reading “Dressage Demo Diva”

Ribbon Rant

Adventures in Saddle Seat You call that a ribbon? Three short streamers and a narrow, single rosette with the world’s most lifeless ruffle? I’ll give them the customized button, that’s cool. Different buttons give a nice variety to a ribbon display over time. The sticky-out white streamer has the name of the show. TooContinue reading “Ribbon Rant”

Milton and I Attend Group Therapy

The Gray Wonder The sea of legs is the line up from the group lesson at Stepping Stone Farm last Saturday. I counted 10 horses, others swear there were 11. Either way, lots and lots of horses in a little ring. One was excused after the trot, so we “only” cantered 9 (10)Continue reading “Milton and I Attend Group Therapy”

Tizzz The Seazzzon

Horsekeeping Remember when Rodney had a fit on the trailer [Dubious Future]? Then had submit to remedial loading lessons [Trailer Training]? At the time we didn’t find anything. However, months later, we found a wasp’s nest in the trailer. Now we wonder if there had been a different nest that we hadn’t found. That wouldContinue reading “Tizzz The Seazzzon”