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The World’s Most Low-Key Photo Challenge, Inaugural Edition, Hello!

Photography   Welcome to the first edition of my Low-Key Photo Challenge. Theme: Hello! No prizes. No rules. Photo: Notice the sibling ear in the bottom of the frame. Two of the new kittens [1,2] in a basket of horse laundry. Procedure 1) I will post a photo on a given theme. 2) You commentContinue reading “The World’s Most Low-Key Photo Challenge, Inaugural Edition, Hello!”

It Beats A Membership Sticker, NHBS 2018

Driving   National Horse Brass Society [National Horse Brass Society 2016] [NHBS] 2013 ~~~ As with saddle seat [Go, Team!], driving hasn’t been happening around here lately, other than my lovely trip with Whiskey [Show Report]. We are still committed to Husband Greg’s driving. We will get back to it. The delay has been dueContinue reading “It Beats A Membership Sticker, NHBS 2018”

Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018

Adventures in Saddle Seat   Two Stepping Stone Farm riders are showing at the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville KY, August 16-25. On Sunday, Reagan Upton & Undercover Agent were 3rd (!!) out of 17 in class 18, ASB Adult Three-Gaited Show Pleasure, Division II. As best I can parse the prizelist, 8 ribbonsContinue reading “Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018”

What’s In The Feed Scoop, Summer 2018

Horsekeeping   Here’s what we are feeding these days. Rodney Triple Crown Naturals [Feed Adventures]. I want to try to get off this if we can get Milton straighted out. Expensive and I don’t like supporting the non-GMO hysteria. Electrolytes. I recently read that one should feed salt instead of electrolytes. At the beginning ofContinue reading “What’s In The Feed Scoop, Summer 2018”

Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall

Home Team   Milton and I hope to make our dressage debut soon. I have entered two walk-trot tests at a local schooling show. As with the Saddlebred shows [1,2], the goal is to get in & get around, to finish with a number rather than a letter. Don’t care about the size of theContinue reading “Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall”

Pat Yourself on the Back, International Helmet Awareness Day 2018

Tackbox Tales   Do you wear a helmet? Kudos. Do you wear a helmet in a discipline where helmets are not standard protocol? Double kudos. You are not just protecting your head. You are protecting me, as a human being, from having to hear another horrible head-injury story. You are protecting me, as a taxpayer/insuranceContinue reading “Pat Yourself on the Back, International Helmet Awareness Day 2018”