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Things That Make You Question Your Life Choices

Having to take a shower BEFORE you exercise. Seriously. First thing I do in the morning is feed. It’s possible that manure is involved. I don’t notice anymore. Therefore, I try to tone down the barn odor as much as possible before spending an hour in a closed room with muggles. Thank you for reading,Continue reading “Things That Make You Question Your Life Choices”

Milton’s Autumn Plans

Now that we are up and about for Rodney [Plans], Greg has taken to working Milton in the mornings before work. However, he won’t have time on all days, and we will eventually run out of light. Someone is gonna have to get his horse fit. That would be me. It doesn’t matter how dedicatedContinue reading “Milton’s Autumn Plans”

Rodney’s Autumn Plans

Greg has good ideas. Make a ring out of candy floss [We Spooked], put a saddle on Rodney [Looking Forward], drive Milton [What Are You Driving At?]. Greg has bad ideas. Jump your horse [Recap]. Greg has ? ideas. After Indiana [Show Report], Rodney was finally, finally over everything [One Year]. However, we kept runningContinue reading “Rodney’s Autumn Plans”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: U is for USDA

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse U.S. Department of Agriculture Government Printing Office 1903 When this book came out, few cars, no antibiotics. Cars existed, Early American Automobiles: 1903 Models, but horses were still the way most of us got ourselves and our goods from point A to point B. Antibiotics would not beContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: U is for USDA”

The Other Parts of My Life

A reader who has know me IRL for a long time pointed out that I have been letting my life get consumed by horses lately. Practically, I can’t stop horsing. They live here. We have plans. In the next five weekends, one or both of us has a lesson or show (Awesome!). That doesn’t takeContinue reading “The Other Parts of My Life”

Foto Friday: Instagram September 2017

September 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 September 2017”

Whizzing About

Driving Thursday When I – possibly, maybe – go to Murfreesboro next month, I will also be driving. Why not? No one else from Stepping Stone Farm is driving and Mr. Whizbang [Show Photos I, II] will already be there with his junior riders. Strangely, this doesn’t stress me out. At least nowhere close toContinue reading “Whizzing About”