So I get nervous before my class at a horse show. So what? So I dissolve into a seething cauldron of stomach acid on the mounting block before a lesson. Why does this require calling in a professional [First Appointment]? It is out of proportion. In my saddle seat lessons and show classes, I amContinue reading “Why Bother With Nerves?”
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Free to Good Home, Off Topic Book Giveaway
I have a book-buying problem, defined as ending up with two copies of the same book. However, if y’all are who I think you are, there be Browncoats among ye. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind. Hardcover graphic novel. Brand new, still in shrinkwrap. Limited to US or APO address. Who wants? Why? Well, why not?Continue reading “Free to Good Home, Off Topic Book Giveaway”
Text Art: X is for Xenophon
Show Today, Georgia Fall Classic, Day 2 ~~~ Alphabet 2015 W is for Weave Poles V is for Vest U is for Unguent T is for Tweet S is for Stepping Stone R is for Rodney Q is for Quilt P is for Peppermint O is for Outstanding N is for Nail M is forContinue reading “Text Art: X is for Xenophon”
Show Today: Georgia Fall Classic 2015
Georgia Fall Classic Horse Show [Facebook] Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter Perry GA, USA November 21 & 22, 2015 Not doing a very good job of cutting back, am I? [WNSSV] One last show to round out the season. Reason: our Academy driver will not be competing. Reason: Academy classes are held Saturday and Sunday.Continue reading “Show Today: Georgia Fall Classic 2015”
First Appointment
Preliminary results from my first sports psychology appointment last Monday [Appointment Today] with Dr. Margaret [Meet]. We will be meeting once a month with email/phone/text contact inbetween. My stomach acid generators are two-fold, if interrelated. On one hand, I get nervous before lessons and shows with the Saddlebreds. On the other hand, I am aContinue reading “First Appointment”
Meet Dr. Margaret
Margaret Smith, PhD, of The Mindside, has been tasked with helping me sort out the screaming vortex that is the inside of my head. I found The Mindside using stringent search tools, i.e. Google. It was the first hit. Any established and reasonably competent practitioner would have been fine. I am not complicated; nor areContinue reading “Meet Dr. Margaret”
Top 5 Horse Show Essentials, Academy Division
For the first Saddle Seat Wednesday, a blog hop, originated by the $900 Facebook pony: the adventures of Henry and his human. Original post: Blog Hop: Top 5 Horse Show Essentials. Since I am riding ASB school horses at shows, other people take care of remembering tack, feed, muck buckets, and other vital equipment. MyContinue reading “Top 5 Horse Show Essentials, Academy Division”
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