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New Book: MEPSA Photo Showers Annual 2015

Results and photos from the Model Equine Photo Showers Association Championship show. I ordered this for edification and encouragement. Model showing is a back-burner goal that I prod along as time permits. Photo showing seems a mite easier (Ha!) and will help my photo skills. More description of the book from one of the judges,Continue reading “New Book: MEPSA Photo Showers Annual 2015”

Boot Camp 2015, Progress Report 2

Technical Marks 🙂 Artistic Marks 😦 After the last show, everyone agreed that I was getting the hang of intro saddle seat equitation. They also agreed that my presentation veers toward intense and scary rather than toward relaxed and pleasant. Therefore, we have been working on showmanship/artistic presentation/bull-shitting. Call it what you will. I haveContinue reading “Boot Camp 2015, Progress Report 2”

Text Art: Ribbon Colors Border

Other Writing, USDF: Jill Waterman, Dressage Extensions

“Behind The Scenes: Jill Waterman, Dressage Extensions USDF Connection October 2015 United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a retailer. © 2015 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Behind The Scenes

Foto Friday: The Daily Object, September 2015

Photo project from my Instagram feed, @rodneyssaga. August 2015 Started Instagram as a blog tie-in. Did this instead. A single object each day. Nothing to do with the blog. Occasionally to do with horses.

A Trip Around The Sun

Central Time Zone, USA When I started this project, I thought the resulting photo sets would represent the rhythm of the year. Not so much. The individual entries were kinda cool. I find the aggregate to be less that a sum of its parts. Oh well. Don’t know until you try. Winter Solstice Vernal EquinoxContinue reading “A Trip Around The Sun”

New Equipment: Clickers

Milton & I have a new project. As soon as I ordered a set from clickertraining.com, I found my stash of old, box-style clickers. The new design has a quieter click, “for classes or sound sensitive animals.” The new shape, “is always in a clickable position no matter how you hold it.” (ibid). I likeContinue reading “New Equipment: Clickers”