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Anxiety Dreams, A Sure Sign That Show Season Has Started

On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts   Why can’t dreams be happy, pleasant, bunny-filled romps in fields of clover? Dreamscape. Checking scores/test sheet after an Intro A ride. I was second out of 2. Wasn’t terribly upset, so must have been a decent ride. One of the scores on the sheet is a 3. For aContinue reading “Anxiety Dreams, A Sure Sign That Show Season Has Started”

The Next Rungs On Milton’s Ladder Of Success

With Milton, the hard stuff is easy; the easy stuff is hard, Dressage test? No problem. Showgrounds? Trailers? Other horses? Not so much. Cross-Country. Solid fences? Jumping? Sure. Being ALL ALONE way, way out in the BIG, WIDE WORLD? Not so much. Show Practice I had thought to take a break until we are readyContinue reading “The Next Rungs On Milton’s Ladder Of Success”

Dynamic Duo Does Digital, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019

Dressage Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA March 9, 2019 [Show Report] Jeremy Villar Photography We begin. Making his cute face. I didn’t realize Milton had a cute face. So cute that I bought the photo despite the wonky browband, which is making me nuts. I want to reach into the photo toContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Digital, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”

Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019

Jumping Diary   The Activities After our tests [Show Report], we ventured out into the wilds of a cross-country course sitting in the pasture next to the dressage ring. We walked and trotted over a handful of low logs. Milton treated most of the obstacles as ground poles rather than jumps, i.e. trotted over ratherContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”

Dynamic Duo Does Dressage, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019

The Show Dressage Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA March 9, 2019 Milton Class 3 – 2019 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 1st of 3, 68% Class 4 – 2019 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 4th of 6, 68% Highest score: 8, halt Lowest score: 6, free walk ResultsContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Dressage, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”

Pre-Flight Check, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019

Names As I suspected [Roll Call], the two-n version of Milton won’t wash. It failed first time out of the box. Despite my careful printing of 2 Ns on the entry form, he ended up as Milton-one-N at the show. I could pursue this, but I would have to constantly correct over-worked show secretaries andContinue reading “Pre-Flight Check, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”