Virtual Brush Box

Road to the World Cup, Show Report, Guest Post

Adventures in Saddle Seat Stepping Stone Farm rider Reagan Upton rode in the Saddle Seat World Cup, July 4-6, Lexington, KY. She is sharing her story. Welcome Reagan. Part 1 [Have Saddle, Will Travel] Part 2 [First Team Practice] Part 3 [Three-Gaited & Five-Gaited] Part 4 [Do I Miss Equitation?] Part 5 [Traveling for theContinue reading “Road to the World Cup, Show Report, Guest Post”

AlphaBooks, S Is For Stewart

Graphic Design Airs Above the Ground Mary Stewart Hodder and Stoughton 1965, 1st Fiction Gimp, layers Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

In Which I Stare, Blinking, Into the Future

Writing What happened to the USDF articlettes [List]? I am still doing them, 10 per year. The last one posted was February [USDF Interview: Heidi Degele, Dressage-Horse Sales Agent]. Since then, interviews have covered equestrian video (March), mental skills (April), breeder (May), & massage (June). When I restarted the blog [Bright-Eyed, Bushy-Tailed], I decidedContinue reading “In Which I Stare, Blinking, Into the Future”

New Title, New Instagram … or Not

Photography, Blogging Looking Forward Originally, I changed the name on the blog Instagram account, but did not change the address, as with the blog itself [About]. Now, I have started a new account so the name and address match, as with the blog’s Twitter account [New Title, New Twitter]. The new account is Virtual BrushContinue reading “New Title, New Instagram … or Not”

Catching Up from Last Year, Show Photos Indiana CDE 2017

Greg & Bliss By Journey photography [Show Report: Indiana CDE 2017] Dressage Cones Marathon Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Faint Praise

Adventures in Saddle Seat My canter on Posh continues to be a work in progress [Not A Post: Saddle Seat, scroll down]. The Most Improved Award can be a dubious honor. No, I will not be posting the video. What you can see in the still is bad enough. In my mind, I was sittingContinue reading “Faint Praise”

Finding the Solution to Gastric Issues, Unfortunately

Horsekeeping We have stopped the Purina Outlast [not a post]. Over the years, we have tried so many solutions for sensitive horse stomachs: Outlast, ranitidine [Say Aaaah!/Update], Tums. Maalox, yeast [Tiger Whistle], and a variety of additives that Rodney was on when he arrived. We stopped for various reasons, from lack of availability –Continue reading “Finding the Solution to Gastric Issues, Unfortunately”