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] ~~~ Like any other team sport, the U.S. Saddle Seat Team has practice. Before I went to our firstContinue reading “Road to the World Cup: First Team Practice. Guest Post”
Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box
God Laughs
Okay, who told Milton? What happens when you begin to consider the eventual possibility of maybe one day showing your horse [Schedule]? He takes a month off. Remember when I said I can’t seem to manage things that come easily to others [Laugh or Cry]? Here we are again. Greg works Milton for 6 months;Continue reading “God Laughs”
Rodney’s Schedule?
With all this talk of logistics [Milton’s Schedule, Saddle Seat, Driving], do I have a plan for Rodney? Yes, the same one I’ve had for years. Keep plodding forward and hope for a miracle [Sidney Harris]. I’ve identified two mini-miracles that might almost count as steps. Not goals. I don’t do goals [Not]. 1)Continue reading “Rodney’s Schedule?”
Letter Art: Letters in Darkness
Process notes: 100 GIMP%. Too simple to drag out Inkscape. Props to my friend Sara for providing both a guest post & my theme for the weekend. [Friday] [Saturday] Illustrations by Sara Light-Waller on RS [Big Bad Bunny] [Massage Masterclass] [Horse Dreams] [That Other Horse] [When I Was a Colt I Served aContinue reading “Letter Art: Letters in Darkness”
Landscape of Darkness, Author Guest Post & Book Giveaway
No horses today. This is the Touch of Geek part of the program. I knew Sara a long time ago in a barn far, far away. Since then she has become an author and illustrator, among her many talents. She has agreed to tell us about her new book. Author info below. Giveaway info belowContinue reading “Landscape of Darkness, Author Guest Post & Book Giveaway”
Foto Friday: Light in Darkness
Process Notes More accident art. The barn light at night. Found on my camera after taking this one. Previous Foto Friday: Accidental Art, Horse & Cart Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving
tldr: and yet more logistics Driving Thursday Milton’s rate-limiting step for driving shows is transportation. Locally, we could drive the cart over, come back, drive the horse over, show, reverse the process. If the show is 20-30 minutes away, that equals 3 hours of shipping. Cumbersome, but not impossible. This is what we already doContinue reading “Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving”