Adventures in Saddle Seat 2018-2019 Awards Banquet Alabama Winter Tournament Association Noccalula Falls Gadsen, AL, USA Sunday, March 3, 2019 Champion Advance Horsemanship WTC Adult Champion Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (Pattern) Champion Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult High Point Adult, Stepping Stone Farm While I’ve won each of these divisions before, this is theContinue reading “Lootapalooza, Part the First, Winter Tournament Banquet 2019, Riding”
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Throw Me Something, Ma’am, Guest Photos
Blog Contributor Michelle Duplichien [Archives] is a sister of the Mystic Krewe of Nyx, a New Orleans Mardi Gras organization. Their parade throw is purses, or more accurately sculptural objects that started life as purses. This year, one of Michelle’s purses was inspired by Stepping Stone Farm and the American Saddlebred. Michelle painted and decoratedContinue reading “Throw Me Something, Ma’am, Guest Photos”
Scoring Serious Wife/Navigator Points
View From The Back Seat 655 miles12H 45min We found a cart. In North Carolina. We tried to find a shipper. No luck. The easiest way was to get it ourselves. We considered stopping here. Staying there. Combining trips. No luck. The easiest way was to get in the truck and go. We went. HardwickContinue reading “Scoring Serious Wife/Navigator Points”
Rain, Pool Noodles, and a Monty Python Quote, Instagram February 2019
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Visuals Instagram posts from December 2018 through February 2019 for @myvirtualbrushbox. Previous [Does My Instagram Reflect My Life?]. Nine posts, plus one that got posted to my personal account by mistake. I keep a second account to follow friends, family, and random accounts that have no relation to theContinue reading “Rain, Pool Noodles, and a Monty Python Quote, Instagram February 2019”
I Broke The Mold. Literally.
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts Took a class in pewter casting at the local art museum. When I cast my carefully crafted random object, the plaster cracked in two. Now when I claim to be a super special snowflake, I have proof. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Ther Jumps In Them Thar Hills, Scouting Trip to Chatt Hills
Standing water in the ring. Squelchy, slippy mud on the paths. Nothing to do but let them bask in the sun while we drive over to Georgia to watch a horse show, Winter Fest by Elite Show Jumping. It seems that both hunter/jumpers and eventers in my area hold competitions at Chattahoochee Hills Eventing, thisContinue reading “Ther Jumps In Them Thar Hills, Scouting Trip to Chatt Hills”
Roll Call, The Many Names of Milton, Unreport #3
Still no definitive answer for Milton’s show name. Major Conn. Registered name [Milton’s Real Name]. The name we would have to use for any FEI-level competitions or pay a $$$$ name-change fee. Not likely to be a problem. 2008 Pedigree Database Milton. Stable name. Came with him. pre-2014 Canadian Cold Front. First attempt [MeetContinue reading “Roll Call, The Many Names of Milton, Unreport #3”