Blogging About Blogging Adventures in Saddle Seat The invitation has been sent to qualified students. Boot camp season has begun. It’s that time of year. Nationals is in the air. National Academy Championship Horse Show Before my first trip to Murfreesboro back in 2013, another student opined this bit of wisdom, “You will hate everyoneContinue reading “Nationals I Have Known, List of Links”
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Looking Around, and Around, and Around, Rodney at Full Circle Horse Park
Training Journal In our continuing quest to help Rodney explore his universe, we went to Full Circle Horse Park last weekend. Walked about. Looked. Long-lined. Looked. Rode. Looked. Rodney looked at everything. His ears were so busy his ear muscles must have been exhausted. We explored all the exercise areas. We went into theContinue reading “Looking Around, and Around, and Around, Rodney at Full Circle Horse Park”
How Long Has It Been? Helpful Technology
Training Journal When long-lining or riding, we use a phone app that buzzes every X minutes for a total of Y minutes. This way we know approximately how long we’ve been working without constantly consulting our phones. We make sure not to change gaits/activity exactly when the buzzer goes off, particularly not toContinue reading “How Long Has It Been? Helpful Technology”
Spotted Spots Ghost Ads
Random Images Another homework assignment from my History in Plain Sight photo class taught by Meg McKinney [Archives] at Samford University’s evening class [Spotted at the Birmingham Mural]. Previous assignment [Spotted on the Vulcan Trail]. More Ghost Ads Book. “Features nearly 70 wall signs spanning a century of Birmingham history”. Web page has linkContinue reading “Spotted Spots Ghost Ads”
State Of The Blog, The Lure Of Being Definitive
Blogging About Blogging State Of The Blog [Archives] debandtoby: Pictures of random items are nice. Me: I get caught in a loop of thinking I need to be reporting our progress. No. This is not a training journal. This is for amusement, yours and mine. Training is part of it. So are randomContinue reading “State Of The Blog, The Lure Of Being Definitive”
Pix Are Always Amusing To Look Back On, Show Photos, Falcon Hill Farm, July 2019
Return to Hunter/Jumperland Falcon Hill Jumper Show Hunter classes Saturday July 13, 2019 [Show Report] Photos by @kaitiefitzphotography Cute-looking jump. Unfortunately, the perked ears & high knees mean he’s overly excited. This was just before the mini-meltdown in the 4th class. When he’s relaxed, he tranters the jumps. 3rd class Does he really needContinue reading “Pix Are Always Amusing To Look Back On, Show Photos, Falcon Hill Farm, July 2019”
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, Or At Least I Said It Couldn’t
Training Journal Video Still from video CANTER! BOTH WAYS! NINE YEARS! We have cantered before. Technically. In the past, work with Rodney meant – metaphorically – holding my breath and hoping we got to the other side. On this day, these were simple, organized, quiet canters. The sort of canter thousands of horses doContinue reading “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done, Or At Least I Said It Couldn’t”
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