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Anatomy of a Snit

The Short Version Had a meltdown. Decided to stomp away from riding and blogging. Had a great lesson. Decided not to. I meant it at the time. The Rest of the Story Descent into Despair My first lesson after Mid-South was terrible. The bridle was set up in a way that makes me uncomfortable. BecauseContinue reading “Anatomy of a Snit”

Foto Friday: Instagram May 2017

May Instagram from @rodneyssaga. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush BoxxContinue reading “Foto Friday: Instagram May 2017”

Navigator Training

Driving Thursday Countdown timers. Countup timers. Stopwatches. Time allowed. Time window. Kilometer splits. Turns out a navigator is more than an animated sand bag. What have I signed up for? Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Hitting the Trail

Saddle Seat Wednesday Sam: Just because we are on a trail ride, that does not give you permission to go all hunter/jumper on my ass. Please slide back to the back of the saddle and keep your feet out to the side where they belong. For hot-house flowers, everyone did excellently, including flushing a turkeyContinue reading “Hitting the Trail”

Milton’s First Lesson

My future riding horse had a combined driving lesson sans cart in front of a saddle seat instructor. Gotta start somewhere. (Photos to be added as soon as my desktop is back in touch with the mothership.) Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Weekend Activities

As of last Wednesday, when I scheduled this post, the plans for the weekend were as below. All activities subject to the vagaries of horses and weather. If there is/was anything left of me Sunday night, I will/will have update(d) the post with a success rate. Thursday – Katherine in the SSF round-pen with Bingo.Continue reading “Weekend Activities”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: K is for Krementz

A Very Young Rider Jill Krementz Knopf 1977, 1980 6th printing The family appears to have gone into Thoroughbred breeding, Edition Farm. Photo of a grown up Vivi on the About page. According to a COTH forum, this is not the same location as in the book. “A Very Young Rider Grows Up“,Continue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: K is for Krementz”