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”
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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”
Foto Friday: Sunset
~~~ If this looks familiar, here it is from two years ago: Foto Friday: Gratuitous Sunset March 2014 Apparently, I like this shot. In the interest of safety, I took today’s photo with my eyes closed, i.e. glanced just long enough to see that it might work, then shut my eyes.
National Horse Brass Society 2016
Driving Thursday This year’s membership medallion. Martingale (the leather backing) by Robert H Steinke. NHBS website RS: NHBS Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
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