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Weekend Voyages, Milton

We used the four days of the Thanksgiving weekend to ship the horses to Stepping Stone Farm, one horse each day. It’s not everyone’s holiday, but it works for us. Days 1 and 3 were Milton’s turn. On Thursday, we worked on our own with the long lines. On Saturday, Milton had a groundwork lessonContinue reading “Weekend Voyages, Milton”

AlphaBooks, A is for Akrill

Graphic Design Not Quite A Horsewoman by Caroline Akrill Illustrated by Anne Pilgrim Allen 1982, 2009 Read. Non-fiction. Inkscape. Grid & triangles. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Boosting The Signal, Book Reviewers Wanted

Want to read a book? I have no desire to read books for review. I have more than enough to read. Nor do I wish to turn this into a review site. Plenty of other places on the Internet talk about books. However, from time to time, there are books I would like to promote.Continue reading “Boosting The Signal, Book Reviewers Wanted”

Foto Friday, Fun with Fur

Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Rain Games in the Pasture

While I was walking the dog, the horses came over to say hello. Given my resolution to spend more non-riding time with Milton [We Interrupt], I deliberately stopped what I was doing and stood with them for as long as they were interested. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Lesson Styles, Go Big or Go Over What You Know

Adventures in Saddle Seat There are two philosophical approaches to my saddle seat lessons. The Upward Trajectory. Ride the fiery steeds. Try new things. Learn from every horse. Get outside of my comfort zone. Well, a little bit. This is me. I’m not suddenly going to develop four-star nerve. The Comfortable Shoe. Ride aContinue reading “Lesson Styles, Go Big or Go Over What You Know”

Beanie Bulletin

This was supposed to be a new equipment post, since our shipping beanie broke during a recent trailer training session. Material fatigue, not an incident. As it turns out, the one we bought is too small. It pinches Rodney’s ears. Never had this problem. Didn’t know it was possible. Despite being a giraffe, Rodney’s headContinue reading “Beanie Bulletin”