Writing & Blogging I like horses. I like books. Given that these are both massive understatements, you would think that I grew up obsessed with horse books. Oh sure, I read more than the average city kid, but not as many as you might think. I read Misty & Justin Morgan but not Stormy, BrightyContinue reading “In Which I Ponder Reading Horse Books”
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Low Key Photo Challenge: Books
Photography Theme: Books Misty, out standing in her field. Badum-ching. But seriously folks, by rights, this should have been a beach shot. I want you to imagine scenic sand, crashing surf, and the gentle whiff of wild pony poop. Process Notes Outside in bright sunlight. Go to see how fast the camera setting would goContinue reading “Low Key Photo Challenge: Books”
Where Did The Year Go?
Combined Driving Our all but non-existent 2018 CDE season has come to a close. Indiana [us last year] has come and gone, in a modified format. We didn’t go. Nashoba [us last year] is later this month. We aren’t going. Sigh. We had such plans. The Temper Tantrum in Tennessee [not a post. Yes,Continue reading “Where Did The Year Go?”
Swapping Back and Forth
Adventures in Saddle Seat Saddle Seat does not hinder my hunt seat. Hunt seat ruins my saddle seat. This is not a surprise. Saddle Seat -> Hunt Seat Let’s say I rode two-a-day saddle seat sessions for week. If I simply sat in a hunt seat saddle, everything would snap into place. Center of theContinue reading “Swapping Back and Forth”
Kitten Report, Round Up
Home Team Week 18, as of 9/29/18. We enter the teen years weeks. A month since the last kitten post?! Hardly seems possible. Looks like I spent September talking about Heathermoor [Show Report, 4 posts] and Southeastern [Show Report, 2 posts]. Plus packing for, attending, and recovering therefrom. Too much horse show? Not possible.Continue reading “Kitten Report, Round Up”
The Poop-O-Meter
Home Team Milton has stopped pooping on the trailer. Well, he still poops if the trip is long enough or if a sufficient amount of nutritional by-product has reached the end of his digestive tract. He has stopped pooping because he’s on the trailer. Poop-O-Meter points to relaxed. When I groomed for or rodeContinue reading “The Poop-O-Meter”
AlphaBooks, I is for Ipcar, Again
Graphic Design Horses of Long Ago written & illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar Doubleday 1965 Ipcar, but not specific book, repeated from last year [I 2017] because I is difficult and Ipcar is interesting. This year’s book is also from Better World Books, via AbeBooks.com, recommended by Robin Bledsoe. Cover image from The World OfContinue reading “AlphaBooks, I is for Ipcar, Again”
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