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Show Report MSSP 2016

Saddle Seat Wednesday Summary Two victory passes: one riding, one driving. Highest placed adult in the Championship. Technique/equitation continues to improve. Pleasantness/showmanship remains a work in progress. Smile! Having Problems On Thursday, we drove up to spectate. Coach Courtney was at her most supportive, congratulating riders for their efforts. I commented that I don’t getContinue reading “Show Report MSSP 2016”

Bareback Exercises

Rodney is not going to wear a saddle any time soon, if ever [Haven’t I?]. So what options do I have? Ground work. Huge subject. Lots of avenues. Find out if I can do video tests with Interdressage, “We include tests each month, which can be ridden in bitless bridles, snaffles only, and any tack.”Continue reading “Bareback Exercises”

Haven’t I Been Here Before?

Just when I thought I had no heart left to break. Not to worry, no new drama. After drafting a post about saddles [Saddlephobia], we were inspired to try Rodney again. Just to see where we were. He flinched and spooked during carrot stretches. He bucked and tossed his head lunging over jumps. Both ofContinue reading “Haven’t I Been Here Before?”

Letter Art: K is for Knabstrupper

Spotted is a Schleich Knabstrupper ~~~ 2016 Alphabet J is for Jenny’s Jodhpurs I is for I Love You H is for Halter G is for Ghost Gallery F is for Fence E is for Eventing D is for Do C is for Carrot B is for Brush A is for Apple 2015 Alphabet ThankContinue reading “Letter Art: K is for Knabstrupper”

New Glasses

My glasses have arrived [Happy Heath News]. Looking straight ahead and being able to see: Awesome. Looking down for close-up work: Similar to readers. Looking sideways and seeing rainbow halos: Groovy. Because of the way progressive lenses are built, I have to learn to move my head rather than cut my eyes, for example lookingContinue reading “New Glasses”

Foto Friday: David LaBelle

Second half of my photo class books [Lesson 1: Book List]. The Great Picture Hunt 2: The Art and Ethics of Feature Picture Hunting by Dave LaBelle [LaBelle 1995] I don’t want to know all the technical stuff… I just want to shoot pictures: The TLC approach to taking great photographs at any age byContinue reading “Foto Friday: David LaBelle”

DIY Blanket Rack

Organization makes me happy. We have a variety of horse covers: turnout blankets, stable blankets, sheets, coolers, and so on. Sizes range from the short, fat Mathilda to the giraffe that is Rodney. Several are well past their use-by date: large tears, missing straps, defunct buckles, etc. However, we keep them around to drape overContinue reading “DIY Blanket Rack”