I quake in fear. My beloved Harley Apollo has been has been sent to the tack closet in the sky. This saddle has served me well since I bought it used in 1980. What can I say, I hang onto things. After its most recent restuffing, the saddler warned me that was the last time.Continue reading “Saddle Shopping”
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Party Horses
“Do all the horses get sold this time of the year? I am completely befuddled by the concept, so enlighten me! ” This question was asked privately after my Christmas party post [2015]. I answered here in case others wonder the same thing. At Stepping Stone Farm, as at other barns, horses come and go allContinue reading “Party Horses”
Driving Forward
Little progress lately [Energy Shortage]; lots of planning. Mainly for Greg’s driving career. My riding career remains the same mix of ultra specific and maddeningly vague, i.e. win the American Eventing Championships eventually [AEC], have no clue what to do with myself this year. ASB Driving is big in the Saddlebred world. Many horsesContinue reading “Driving Forward”
Energy Shortage
The boys did nothing much last week. I had barely enough enthusiasm to run a brush over them and pick out their feet. Some days not even that. I hated myself for it, but couldn’t find the motivation. At the time, I figured I was recuperating from being shaken up [Gratitude]. That was part ofContinue reading “Energy Shortage”
Letter Art: Handwriting, Guest Artist
My first Lettering Guest Artist is my step-brother, Rainer Arndt. Once, we were a team in Pictionary. When he drew and I guessed, we were unstoppable. He could render the object in a few lines. When I drew & he guessed, he couldn’t identify my drawing even when he knew what I was aimingContinue reading “Letter Art: Handwriting, Guest Artist”
You Know You Are A Horse Person When
Your veterinary spray malfunctions. For those of you who do not go through life with purple hands: Gentian Violet at The Mayo Clinic & at NIH. a
Foto Friday: Retrospective
As motivation in support of my resolution to work on my photography [Hello 2016!], a gallery of a dozen past photos that I don’t actively hate.
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