Home Team Milton: Grumble, grumble. Weave poles. Grumble grumble. Overgrown grass. Grumble, grumble. Sir Snowflake Cupcake does not like grass tips tickling his ankles. He made as much of a hash out of the weave pole exercise as possible. He finally knocked into one, tipping it over. Fortunately, I saw the pole moving, realizedContinue reading “I Will Take My Victories Where I Can Get Them”
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O is for Oahu
Graphic Design: AlphaBooks Mark Twain in Hawaii: Roughing It In The Sandwich Islands by Mark Twain Mutual 1990, 2013 First published 1872 Discover Books, Baltimore MD via ABE.com Inkscape & GIMP, opacity Oahu was the name of Twain’s rental horse. “… my attention being so much occupied by Oahu. The place was so steepContinue reading “O is for Oahu”
My Doctor Whooves Scarf, The Origin Story, Guest Post
Tackbox Tales The talented knitter who created my Doctor Who scarf has made noises about a blog takedown. Therefore, I am reblogging, with permission, the scarf origin story from Blithe Traveler, The Doctor’s Scarf, so that I will have it in my archives. Scarf posts The scarf arrives and is modeled by Rodney [FotoContinue reading “My Doctor Whooves Scarf, The Origin Story, Guest Post”
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”
Virtual Brush Box 