Saddle Seat Wednesday Stepping Stone Farm rider Reagan Upton is on the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. She is sharing her story. Welcome Reagan. Part 1 [Road to the World Cup: Have Saddle, Will Travel] Part 2 [Road to the World Cup: First Team Practice] ~~~ The World Cup riders are dividedContinue reading “Road to the World Cup: Three-Gaited & Five-Gaited. Guest Post”
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Stall Rest Decisions
Milton has spoken: I do not drink bucket water. I only drink trough water. Please attend to me at regular intervals so that I may hydrate. I do not pee in my stall. I only pee in the field. Please attend to me at regular intervals so that I may unhydrate. In addition, IContinue reading “Stall Rest Decisions”
Note to Self, Other Horse
Hey, see that brown lump in the field? That’s your other horse. Perfectly sound. Ready to ride, to the extent that you two ride these days. Did you forget? You would think I could find 20 minutes to sit on Rodney. Alas, no. Ministering to Milton takes most of my time and all ofContinue reading “Note to Self, Other Horse”
Graphic Design: Year of the Stamp
USPS: Lunar New Year Stamp Rings in 2018 Art director Ethel Kessler, Illustrator Kam Mak Kessler’s stamp design also incorporates two elements from the previous series of Lunar New Year stamps: Clarence Lee’s intricate cut-paper design of a dog and the Chinese character for “dog,” drawn in grass-style calligraphy by Lau Bun. ~~~ AnotherContinue reading “Graphic Design: Year of the Stamp”
A Bit of Doggerel
To celebrate The Year Of The Dog, a verse my father used to spout when I expressed a preference for cats over dogs. As far as I know, it was original to him. [Hello September photo & links] A cat will stay with you while he is fed, But a dog will stay with youContinue reading “A Bit of Doggerel”
Foto Friday: Year of the Dog
For today’s post, I had intended to labor mightily in the vineyards of art to produce a stunning, compelling, virtuoso photograph that distilled the essence of canine. Instead, you get a impromptu smartphone snap. Holding a leadrope and reading a book while your horse grazes shouldn’t wear one out. But it does. At least,Continue reading “Foto Friday: Year of the Dog”
Show Photo: ICDE 2017
Driving Thursday Still no driving, therefore another belated photo from last year, the Indiana CDE [Show Report]. Part of a package bought by Coach Kate from Journey Sports, Terri Burton. I still haven’t ordered ours. Bad groom. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
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