My Assignment: explore the EFFECTS mode of my camera: night vision, color sketch (first photo), miniature effect, selective color (second photo), silhouette, high key, low key. Normal view below. Photos by me. Post-processing of the color sketch photo by McKinney Photography. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
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Watching from the Sidelines
Driving Thursday At his most recent driving lesson, Greg graduated to solo for most of the session. Heretofore, Coach Kate had been standing behind him on the navigator’s platform. Without her presence, there was a discussion over who was in charge, horse or driver. The answer: Lyricc, at least for cones. ‘Listen, Dude, your jobContinue reading “Watching from the Sidelines”
Saddle Repair
Saddle Seat Wednesday Saddle [New to Me] is in the shop. This was not planned, but not unexpected. Extensive explanation follows. Short version: it’s all good. Get saddle back on Friday. Structural Flaw Saddle seat saddles have adjustable stirrup bars. Not sure why. The stirrup leather hangs off a widget that lifts up, slides, andContinue reading “Saddle Repair”
Liberty Horse
Rodney and I have been groundworking sans tack. On Sunday, he started, stopped, and trotted through his poles [More]. It went well. Then it didn’t. In other words, I pushed for one more than I should. So, I send him around the ring at a trot. He objected by dropping the front end and reversingContinue reading “Liberty Horse”
Summer Plan
For July & August, I have a simple metric: put halters on both horses twice a day. This means one set of bodywork and one set of groundwork per horse per day. Groundwork as previously discussed: ground driving for Milton, modified ground driving for Rodney [Progress, Roping], walks, hills [Hillwork], and so on. Bodywork toContinue reading “Summer Plan”
Letter Art: Sushi Village
We have been having our photo classes [Meet Meg] at a local restaurant, Sushi Village. Today’s lettering is inspired by the triangular letters in their logo.
Why I Am Not Passionate About Horses
Why I Am Not Passionate About Horses Passion implies extraordinary effort. Passion implies fortitude in the face of adversity. I am not passionate. I do what is normal to me. I ride. I keep horses at home. I have been doing this for decades. This is normal to me. I can name every horse IContinue reading “Why I Am Not Passionate About Horses”
Virtual Brush Box 