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Arguing With The Voice Of Reason

Combined Driving Last year, Husband drove at the Middle Tennessee Carriage Club Schooling Driving Trial [Show Report]. This year, we volunteered. Me: It’s such a loooooong drive. Voice of Reason: You had a nice ride and good company. Me: We had to get up soooooo early. VoR: Nap in the truck. Me: We wereContinue reading “Arguing With The Voice Of Reason”

Road to the World Cup, What Is Equitation? Guest Post

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, What Is Equitation? Guest Post”

Rodney’s Foot, The Visuals

Home Team Rodney has been reshod. Blacksmith says abscess is gone. Now we have to wait for the hole to toughen up/fill in. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Summer Camp Dressage Letters, A Colorful Idea

Home Team, Random Tidbits, Adventures in Saddle Seat Instead of letters, Coach Courtney has placed markers of laminated colored paper around the inside of the covered ring at Stepping Stone Farm. Trot to purple. Stop at blue. Walk to yellow. Great idea for little saddle seat kids who may never have seen a dressageContinue reading “Summer Camp Dressage Letters, A Colorful Idea”

Pretty Pink Horses

Graphic Design My first stamp order. “40p – With his head facing backwards, the horse is reminiscing on the previous year, whilst his raised front leg signifies his readiness for the year ahead. The cloud pattern is one of the oldest patterns in Chinese art & architecture.” Set of 6 Stamps Souvenir Sheet Lunar NewContinue reading “Pretty Pink Horses”

New Title, New Twitter

Writing & Blogging Account switched to @box_brush. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) June 7, 2018 Last @RodneysSaga tweet. Hello Twitter, again. Changed Twitter handle to match new blog name. Am venturing once more into the Tweetstorm. — Virtual Brush Box (@box_brush) June 7, 2018 First Virtual Brush Box, @box_brush tweet. Name got a little sideways.Continue reading “New Title, New Twitter”

Primitive Trailer Camping, Us at Mid-South 2018

Home Team, Combined Driving This was a test of concept. Many places that have enough space for cross-country or marathon courses are a long way from civilization, or at least the nearest cheap hotel. With a half-hour drive, checking on a horse after dinner becomes an hour-long project. Set-up was simplicity itself. Pulled upContinue reading “Primitive Trailer Camping, Us at Mid-South 2018”