Saddle Seat Wednesday: It Was a Very Good Year

From first show [Report] … … to last [Report]. By the numbers 17 shows Big shows, 10 Fun/local shows, 7 64 classes Riding classes, 50 Driving classes, 14 7 horses Riding horses, 6 Driving horses, 3 (Natalie & Alvin did both, hence the math fail.) Good horses, good teaching, good people. The chance to rideContinue reading “Saddle Seat Wednesday: It Was a Very Good Year”

Meanwhile Back at the Ranch: Naptime

Milton is undergoing mandatory naps. If this works, I will declare Saddle Seeks Horse to be the bestest, most wonderful, sparkliest blog on the Internet. In Knight’s Hospital Stay and Strange Return Home, blog author Susan Friedland Smith updates us on the status of her OTTB, Tiz A Knight. A few weeks ago, Knight wentContinue reading “Meanwhile Back at the Ranch: Naptime”

Crystal Horses, Guest Photo Shoot

Swarovski Crystal horses from the NYC store. Photos by Amy Vanderryn. Welcome Amy. Here’s what Amy does IRL: Rijn Australian Shepherds For me, objets d’art inspire admiration but not acquisitiveness. I wouldn’t want to worry about dusting them or keeping the cats from knocking them over. They sure are gorgeous to look at. Done withContinue reading “Crystal Horses, Guest Photo Shoot”

Horses of NYC 2015

As with previous NYC post [Manehattan], I had intentions of making this far longer. Road to Hell and all that. As is, what’s with yanking the horse’s mouth? Both Bellerophon and Teddy Roosevelt were horsemen. They never would have handled their horses this way. Bernheim and Schwartz American Museum of Natural History Update. NPR: NewContinue reading “Horses of NYC 2015”