Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

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”

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”

State Of The Blog, Introduction

Blogging An administrative post. A new (as of yesterday, 9/28/18) abbreviated About page points here [About]. This page contains previous & expanded introductory information. ~~~ People & Horses The Writer Hello. My Name Is I was a freelance writer who wrote, photographed, or edited for anyone I could talk into paying me. While my mainstayContinue reading “State Of The Blog, Introduction”