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Worth 1000 Words, Show Photos, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019

Training Journal Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park August 24, 2019 [Words, Show Report] Jeremy Villar Photography (borders added) 2019 USDF Intro A Chilling in warm-up A word about tack. Schooling bridle and “illegal” bit. If Rodney decided he hated showing, I didn’t want to invest in new bridle & bit. Got permission aheadContinue reading “Worth 1000 Words, Show Photos, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019”

What Next? Where To?

Training Journal Now that Rodney has been to a show, we are treating it a beginning rather than a bizarre one-off. The ability to go places and to show opens up many possibilities. Local dressage is an easy first step. As many of these as we can find. Every chance to go in theContinue reading “What Next? Where To?”

What Next? Who Are You?

Training Journal Job one. Get to know my horse. Now that Rodney is getting less disturbed about life, I am meeting the horse underneath the hysteria. Please understand that I mean ‘less-disturbed’ for a high-strung, Thoroughbred definition of the term. Rodney is never going to be an easy ride. Over the years, I haveContinue reading “What Next? Who Are You?”

Words, Show Report, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019

Training Journal Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA August 24, 2019 Rodney Class 3 – 2019 USDF Intro Test A – Adult, 5th of 6, with 60.938% Highest score: 7.0 Lowest score: 5.0 Results FCHP Shows Jeremy Villar Photography How Did That Happen? After Rodney cantered so calmly andContinue reading “Words, Show Report, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019”

No Words

Training Journal Words tomorrow. Katherine

Beadapalooza

Random Images Last weekend, friends who are bead artists pried me out of the house planned a trip to a local bead show. Since the endless maw that is daily content must be fed, I figured I’d find horse-themed beads to buy and use as blog fodder. Ha! Animals shapes were abundant: turtle, bee,Continue reading “Beadapalooza”

Show Today! You Are Not Going To Believe This

Training Journal Dressage. Full Circle Horse Park. Intro Test A. With Rodney. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, right?!?!?!?! Since our canter session at the end of July [They Said It Couldn’t Be Done], we have been quietly planning this show debut. I hope you understand why I haven’t said anything until now. Many a slip twixtContinue reading “Show Today! You Are Not Going To Believe This”