Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Looking Forward, Driving 2017

Driving Thursday ASB Driving As last year [2016], Greg and I will drive in lessons and Academy classes as time, Coach Courtney, and the horses permit. Me more than him. He doesn’t see that being taken around the ring by an obliging Saddlebred teaches him much about negotiating a marathon obstacle. I think that anyContinue reading “Looking Forward, Driving 2017”

Looking Forward, SSF 2017

Saddle Seat Wednesday New adventure. At the barn, Robert, an older performance horse, is being asked if he would prefer the working retirement of an Academy horse. I am one of several beta testers. This comes at the perfect time for me. I adore Sam. The part of me that is a quivering mess onContinue reading “Looking Forward, SSF 2017”

Looking Forward, Rodney

So this happened. I have been riding sitting on Rodney bareback. One, to keep pressure off his back injury/scar, which is under the right-hand point of the saddle. Two, I like the idea of being able to slid off at the first sign of adversity. In a saddle, I tend to hang on until I’mContinue reading “Looking Forward, Rodney”

Looking Back, State of the Blog 2016

What limited ponderment I have to offer, I gave on the blogiversary [Five Years, clicksaver: it keeps me amused]. On to statistics. By The Numbers Post number – 1810 Posts this year – 366 Daily since – August 25, 2014 [Meet Milton] timeanddate.com calculates 860 days, therefore 860 posts, from then to now. Near dailyContinue reading “Looking Back, State of the Blog 2016”