Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Foto Friday: Red Queen

Nationals Retrospective Sandra Hall Photography 2013 Trump Academy Adult Walk Trot 3rd in Pleasure 2nd in Equitation [Show Report (start), list of 2013 links] 2014 Sam Academy Adult Walk Trot Canter 3rd in Pleasure 2nd in Equitation [Show Report, list of 2014 links] 2015 Eddie Academy Adult Walk Trot Canter 2nd in Pleasure 2nd inContinue reading “Foto Friday: Red Queen”

Show Reports: NACHS 2017 & Winter Tournament 2017-18 #1, Driving

Driving Thursday National Academy Championship Horse Show Tennessee Miller Coliseum Murfreesboro, TN USA November 2-4, 2017 [Show Report] Friday Morning 16. Academy Pleasure Driving–Horse or Pony, 4th of 8 Saturday Morning 45. Academy Pleasure Driving–Horse or Pony Championship, 3rd of 8 With HB Whizbang, courtesy of the Alvis family. I also drove. I don’t understandContinue reading “Show Reports: NACHS 2017 & Winter Tournament 2017-18 #1, Driving”

Show Report: Winter Tournament 2017-18 #1, Riding

Saddle Seat Wednesday tldr: Survived the first. Rode the second. Rocked the third. Almost. We interrupt this show report [Riding] to bring you a show report. Yes, It’s been horse show central around here. Alabama Winter Tournament 2017-2018 ERA Stables/Elite Riding Academy Arab, AL USA Saturday, Nov 11, 2017 1. Advance Horsemanship WTC Adult –Continue reading “Show Report: Winter Tournament 2017-18 #1, Riding”

Show Report: NACHS 2017, Riding

tldr: All I’ve ever wanted to do is to ride well. On Sunday, I finally did. National Academy Championship Horse Show Tennessee Miller Coliseum Murfreesboro, TN USA November 2-4, 2017 Friday Morning 2. Academy WTC Equitation–Adult, 2nd of 10 7. Academy WTC Pleasure–Adult, 3rd of 10 Saturday Morning 31. Academy WTC Equitation–Adult Championship, 4th ofContinue reading “Show Report: NACHS 2017, Riding”

Pre-Show: A Change in Attitude

tldr: Life is looking up. Here’s why. Right before I left for Nationals, and well after my frustration post for Saturday was written & scheduled [Here I Am], I figured out two things. Discovery 1: Theory Dottie has the soul of an artist. Or, at least, what I imagine the soul of an artist toContinue reading “Pre-Show: A Change in Attitude”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: X is for Xenophon

“On The Art Of Horsemanship” Xenophon Scripta Minora Loeb Classical Library Translated by E. C. Marchant Harvard University Press 1968 pp 297-363 Xenophon, because what else I’m gonna do for X? ~~~ This Year [W is for Wodehouse] [V is for von Tempski] [U is for USDA] [T is for Tewson] [S is for Severin]Continue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: X is for Xenophon”