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Milton’s Rules for Serene Living

Do not kick the alpha mare. Either by accident or on purpose. She will be displeased. She will be generous in sharing her displeasure. An unhappy alpha mare does not result in a happy Milton.

Camera, The Rest of the Story

I fully acknowledge that I bought WAY too much camera. One does not need an FEI-trained horse when one is learning to sit the trot. My crack IT staff had researched the question thoroughly and settled on the Nikon D5300 or D5500. While I have sold the occasion photo with an article, my skill levelContinue reading “Camera, The Rest of the Story”

New Equipment: Camera

Tomorrow: the rationale – such as it was – for choosing this camera. Update: The Rest of the Story.

Text Art: Q is for Quilt

Quilts by Deborah Rubin “This is called ‘It’s not sheep I count to sleep.’ The horses are beaded. The fence is painted. The blue quilting is dotted with blue stars and gold stars. The green beading is made with seed beads and another type of bead.” “This is called ‘Freedom Rising’. The horse head isContinue reading “Text Art: Q is for Quilt”

BTR 5 of 7, November 2011: Weekend with Wofford

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. “It’s simple. It’s just not easy.” James C. Wofford, Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider [Doubleday 1995] You gotta respect an instructor who can start a sentence with, “When I was teaching [Olympic Silver Medalist] Kim Severson……”Continue reading “BTR 5 of 7, November 2011: Weekend with Wofford”

Rodney’s Thoughts on My Posing Naked

For those of you who wonder how to take revealing pictures of oneself on a horse. [Challenge] Have your horses at home. Have a pasture surrounded by dense foliage and fields. Hope none of your neighbors are hunting that day. Wear easily removable clothing – less time to undress equals less time to stress. HaveContinue reading “Rodney’s Thoughts on My Posing Naked”

My Thoughts On Posing Naked

Will You Take #TheNakedChallenge? on Horse Collaborative The Naked Challenge on Facebook I took the challenge [The Naked Challenge]. How did it go? + Husband/photographer immediately doubled down. If we were doing this, then we were doing it right: a) I had to be riding & b) it had to be clear I was buck-naked.Continue reading “My Thoughts On Posing Naked”