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Winter Tournament Banquet 2018, Riding

Saddle Seat Wednesday Alabama Winter Tournament Association, Facebook Group End of Series Awards Advance Horsemanship WTC Adult, 6th of 6 Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (Pattern), 5th of 5 Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult, 4th of 4 Thank you to Courtney Huguley for Whiskey. I had missed shows. I had not done brilliantly whenContinue reading “Winter Tournament Banquet 2018, Riding”

What’s Up With Milton

Getting back to SSF trips for Milton. In the small ring, he’s awesome: relaxed, rideable, unflappable. In other places, he is still awesome, but more dubious. He prefers the semi-enclosed, covered ring to the fenced-in, coverless big ring. He prefers both to being outside of a ring. This is problematic creates a learning opportunity forContinue reading “What’s Up With Milton”

What’s Up with Rodney and with the Blog

Rodney Sat on a few times. Tense. Back on a short course of stomach meds [All Better. For Now.]. Milton’s surgery stressed the entire household – well, perhaps not cats & dogs; definitely the horses & the people. Found a possible instructor for Rodney. Need to pull socks up to the point that I amContinue reading “What’s Up with Rodney and with the Blog”

Champion City, Guest Photo

Champion City Gallopalooza 2009 SPONSOR: City of St. Matthews ARTIST: Cean Martine 4600 Bowling Blvd, 40207 (Arthur K. Draut Park) Google Maps The City of St. Matthews Gallopalooza horse, dubbed “Champion”, a high stepping standardbred (Saddlebred RS) … blanketed with a map of St. Matthews that drapes the horse, this artistic piece details prominent streetContinue reading “Champion City, Guest Photo”

Sunshine in San Diego, Guest Photos

As soon as you enter the hotel, you will see the famed horse, Sunshine. This paper-mache horse stood in front of the old Kahle Saddlery Shop for over 79 years, a store that Wyatt Earp himself frequented. When it was eventually demolished, the horse was stored till it found a new home in theContinue reading “Sunshine in San Diego, Guest Photos”

Horses of NYC 2017, Time To Go

Travel photos now. Back to horse news later. ~~~ I was here … … saw this … … went for a closer look. The metal barriers in the middle photo are blocking off part of the street. After a few minutes, the two riders went into the empty space and marched upContinue reading “Horses of NYC 2017, Time To Go”

Spotted in NYC 2017 at a Special Place

Spotted working the crowd while the home team idles. ~~~ I finally got my horse to Madison Square Garden. Bucket List – Accomplished I am grateful for having … Ridden at the National Horse Show … I’m not bitter about the fact that I rode in the National the first year it moved fromContinue reading “Spotted in NYC 2017 at a Special Place”