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New Equipment: Intro Cart

Driving Thursday Milton’s first cart. Our second [Driving Miss M]. It’s a fixer-upper, with price to match. Deliberately. We are still finding out if Milton wants to be a driving horse. If he declines with prejudice, we don’t want to destroy anything fancier. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean

Saddle Seat Wednesday A former client of Stepping Stone Farm dropped by for a visit. We compared pasts. She: Riding a big-moving gaited horse Saddlebred is more fun than jumping. Didn’t I agree? Me, standing there, blinking: I understand what each individual word means but the sentence … it … I can’t … what? Inconceivable.Continue reading “I Do Not Think Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean”

Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse

Riding Milton is on hold while he is learning to drive. Getting used to pulling appears to be the big step in teaching a driving horse. Once we have that, we will get back to the riding question. One can never know the counterfactuals. Doing both at the same time would probably be okay. Probably.Continue reading “Milton’s Delayed Future as a Riding Horse”

Rodney’s Dubious Future as a Dressage Horse

We did not have a dressage lesson in July. Sniffle. Mr. E. has made it clear that he wants to see Rodney in a better ring. He has a point. Our riding space is small and often slippy. What is not clear is how we will haul Rodney to another barn. When we took himContinue reading “Rodney’s Dubious Future as a Dressage Horse”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: N is for Newsum

Milton Gillian Newsum Kennilworth 1991 Not what you might think. I’ve owned the book since before my Milton was born. Because of the jumper Milton, I was concerned about keeping the name for a Canadian racehorse also named Milton. I was told not to worry. Only the old farts would remember. Newsum on Rodney’s SagaContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: N is for Newsum”

7 Ways To Dodge Nostalgia

HE COMPETED AT KENTUCKY HORSE PARK BEFORE I DID?!?! In planning for the CAA Carriage Festival, there was one question on everyone’s mind. How would I handle it? In the end, the weekend didn’t turn out so bad. [Show Report, Show Photos] Looking Back I wasn’t nostalgic because … I already held the pity party.Continue reading “7 Ways To Dodge Nostalgia”

Foto Friday: Bird at Oak Mountain State Park

An excellent bird from an excellent bird lecture as part of an excellent bird photography class led by Meg McKinney [Meet Meg] at the Alabama Wildlife Center in Oak Mountain State Park (class details). Verdict: the majority of my photos still suck pond water, but I’m starting to understand why. Progress. First class [Spotted atContinue reading “Foto Friday: Bird at Oak Mountain State Park”