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State of the Blog: Narrative Arc

… or lack thereof. I’m back in the headspace where I wonder why blog about a horse going nowhere. If had named my blog General Horsing Around, then I could write with impunity on any horse-hair covered topic. But, no, I had to be specific. A saga implies a narrative arc. Rodney’s story is aContinue reading “State of the Blog: Narrative Arc”

Foto Friday: Sunrise Tree

Taken while I was watching Milton work one morning. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott #bloglikecrazy

More In The News

Driving Thursday Mid-South Horse Review October 2017. That’s us with Bliss in the top photo. [Show Report: MTCC Driving Derby 2017] Previous MSHR Posts August 2016 [In The News] & [Life with a Blogger] October 2016 [Back In The News] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott #bloglikecrazy

Warning, More Whining

Saddle Seat Wednesday Why? Because I’m sharing the journey. Because one day we will all look back on this and laugh? Last week, I left the barn without riding. I went over to Stepping Stone Farm. I watched Miss Courtney work a horse. Afterwards, she proposed two lovely horses for my lesson. The idea ofContinue reading “Warning, More Whining”

Hippity Hoppity

Fortunately this ended well. During Greg’s most recent driving lesson at Stepping Stone Farm, we over-adjusted some of the straps, apparently. As soon as Milton moved off, he started bucking in harness. Not a sight one wants to see. Coach Courtney gave swift but calmly-voiced instructions. Greg handled it. In retrospect, it was a fewContinue reading “Hippity Hoppity”

Split Personality

I take a book out to the barn. I sit in the sun. I watch the green trees against the blue sky. I listen to the horses chew their breakfast hay. I drink my morning Coke. I pat the dog. I smell the hay, and wood, and grass, and dirt of a barn. My barn.Continue reading “Split Personality”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Y is for Young

Mister Ed and Me by Alan Young with Bill Burt St Martin’s 1994 Bought from Buyback Express via ABE.com. ~~~ This Year [X is for Xenophon] [W is for Wodehouse] [V is for von Tempski] [U is for USDA] [T is for Tewson] [S is for Severin] [R is for Rubin] [Q is for Queen]Continue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Y is for Young”