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Foto Friday: Piece of the Past

Amazing what percolates up out of the dirt. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Sudden Switch

Driving Thursday Switching in a hurry from driving to riding makes Alvin mad. The only time I have felt Alvin threaten to mutiny was at a Dixie Cup show when our riding classes immediately followed his driving class. In numerous shows, Alvin drove first and then was ridden a few classes later. He was fine.Continue reading “Sudden Switch”

Show Report: Dixie Cup 2017

Saddle Seat Wednesday Timeline. The activities below occurred and were written up on Saturday before our inadvertent jump school on Sunday. Hence the mood-swing back to the dark side. IRL, I’m still basking [Jump!]. (I don’t usually write up a show immediately, but I was attempting to process.) ~~ Show Details Dixie Cup Horse ShowContinue reading “Show Report: Dixie Cup 2017”

Jump!

We jumped! In truth, Rodney jumped and I went along for the ride. It was all his idea. We often set up standards and a few poles for Rodney to walk over so that he doesn’t feel trapped in the sandbox. I like to start a ride on the buckle [Fifth Leg Training] to giveContinue reading “Jump!”

Rodney’s Dressage May 2017

No surprise, our second lesson built on the first one [Dressage]. We halted. We trotted a few laps. Mr. E says we would have cantered if the footing had been better. On the grand scale of things, it remains pitiful. On our personal scale, it was FANTASTIC. A few of the strides where the bestContinue reading “Rodney’s Dressage May 2017”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: I is for Ipcar

The World Of Dahlov Ipcar Inside front spread from World Full of Horses written and illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar Doubleday 1955 Bought from Better World Books, via AbeBooks.com, thanks to a recommendation from Robin Bledsoe, antiquarian horse books and art books. ~~~ This Year [H is for Hatch] [G is for Gray] [F is forContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: I is for Ipcar”

Taking The Easy Way, A To Z Reflections

Posts: 30 Letters: 21 The A To Z Challenge plays to my strengths, perhaps too much. I’m already blogging daily. I have been since 2012; unbroken, since 2014. Twenty-six posts is not a problem. Barring drastic life changes, I do 30 posts in April anyway. At the moment, I have a list of activities andContinue reading “Taking The Easy Way, A To Z Reflections”