Adventures in Saddle Seat “If it is not written down, it does not exist.” Philippe Kruchten Not sure the purpose of this as a blog post. However, I’ve had the formulation in my head for a while and wanted to get it written down. ~~~ I am in the extremely fortunate position of havingContinue reading “Show Horse Soliloquy”
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Rodney Continues To Be A Saga, A Bout Of Blog As Therapy
Rodney had a bad day [Evil Twin]. Which means I had a bad week, or more. It’s been a while since I’ve indulged in a good, solid Rodney whinge. Shall we begin? In general, as my horse goes, so goes my attitude. Good day at the barn? Happy me. Bad day? Bad me. Have youContinue reading “Rodney Continues To Be A Saga, A Bout Of Blog As Therapy”
Banishing Rodney’s Evil Twin
tldr: Horse acting up, possible reasons for, rider response tomorrow. Rodney had a Bad Day last month. This is not the nervous, tight horse who used to shut us out and go to his happy place. This is an arrogant, egotistical horse who is quite aware of what you are asking and doesn’t like itContinue reading “Banishing Rodney’s Evil Twin”
The Letters of Dressage
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Visuals Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
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”
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