Never approach hay while wearing fleece clothing. This is why I don’t wear fleece to the barn. I only went out to check. They talked me into the extra hay serving. Yes, I am wearing my award jacket [Loot] around the house as a sweatshirt. Have I mentioned that I am 12 years old, orContinue reading “Life Lessons: Fleece”
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Show Report: Team Awesome, Pro-Am 2016
Saddle Seat Wednesday “Aren’t you glad you’re a saddle seat rider?” Huh? We were standing in the permanent stabling, next to the covered walkway, leading to the indoor ring, watching the pouring rain. My feet were dry. My feet were likely to stay dry. I remarked that, at this moment, I did not miss eventing.Continue reading “Show Report: Team Awesome, Pro-Am 2016”
Shedding Season
The struggle is real. A (generally) ironic saying often used in place of the saying, “first world problems”. Has slightly more urban undertones than “first world problems”. Denotes a situation where the user wishes to express that they are encountering some sort of undesirable difficulty, but dealing with it. With irony, it has a comicalContinue reading “Shedding Season”
Back In The Saddle, The Other One
Doing more biking. Still on my pitiful, proof-of-concept, 5.5 mile training ride [Nowhere, Winner]. It’s coming more easily. I’m able to lever my own ass off the couch during the week and not rely solely on joint rides over the weekend. Whenever I am heading into the wind (or flapping through one more lap inContinue reading “Back In The Saddle, The Other One”
Letter Art: Definitions
English needs separate words for “want.” Meaning 1) I think it’s a good idea in theory. Meaning 2) I am willing to put in the necessary time, effort, spiritual energy to make it happen. I have lots of the first type of want, less of the second. I have ideas for lettering. Fantastic ideas. ArtisticContinue reading “Letter Art: Definitions”
Spring Day
The sky is blue. The clouds are white. The grass is green. The air is warm. The doors are wide. The air flows in. My shirt has short sleeves. The horse sheds on the barn floor. The dog and I walk the edge of the field. The dog runs. I mull. ~~~ Dedication: To Sunflower,Continue reading “Spring Day”
Foto Friday: The Daily Object, February & March 2016
Photo project from my Instagram feed, @rodneyssaga. [Previous, January 2016] Specific: March was hat month. General: Started Instagram as a blog tie-in [Rodney’s Instagram]. Did this instead. A single object each day. Nothing to do with the blog. Occasionally to do with horses. Published here for archival purposes. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
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