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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”

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”

Horsekeeping   When you break your halter and have to wear the spare. Milton has a red shipping halter. Rodney has a green shipping halter. The spare is black. The spare was used for Alvin’s costume last Halloween [It’s a Rat Race]. Since the job of the spare is to hang on the bridle rack,Continue reading “The Halter of Shame”

Writing: Essay   When you are part of a barn, you represent. I am conscious of this every time I put on a Stepping Stone Farm shirt. What if I stop by the bank/grocery store/WalMart and have a sense of humor failure? Will that reflect on the barn? This is not me being paranoid. OneContinue reading “In Which I Consider Being Part of a Barn”

Adventures in Saddle Seat   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 [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 the Team]Continue reading “Road to the World Cup, International Saddle Seat Style, Guest Post”