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Pics Or It Didn’t Happen

I’m not ready to go public with video. Instead, as proof of concept, here is a still from one of them. Rodney and I have been doing short, quiet, walk sessions on a semi-regular basis. Yay! Rodney is wearing a synthetic schooling bridle because leather upsets him [Here We Stand]. Go figure. He’s wearing neonContinue reading “Pics Or It Didn’t Happen”

Text Art: J is for Jump

Alphabet 2015 I is for Irons H is for Hay G is for Green Grass F is for Feed E is for Eventing D is for Dressage C is for Caesar B is for Boot A Is For Appaloosa

Livestream of Rolex XC Today!

What: The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Where: USEF Network When: Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz start off at 9:45 EST. Boyd Martin and Master Frisky are the last ride at 1:25 EST. Looks like they are going straight through. No two-hour lunch break. Ride Times. Who: I have no idea. I vaguely recognize about half theContinue reading “Livestream of Rolex XC Today!”

Foto Friday: Milton, Mark II

Part 4 of 3: A New Hope [Part 3: Perseverance] [Part 2: Hindsight] [Part 1: Clean Cups!]

Perseverance

Part 3 of 3 [Part 2: Hindsight] [Part 1: Clean Cups!] Did we keep plugging away at Milton’s issues from strength of character? Not really. We got stuck. Actually, I got stuck. My steadfast support staff maintained that it would work out. Partly in self-defense. He didn’t want to be living with me if itContinue reading “Perseverance”

Hindsight

Part 2 of 3 [Part 1: Clean Cups!] Why were we so thick? Why did it take us so long to notice that Milton was Not Quite Right? Novelty A new horse has no baseline. What is normal? We tried ulcer meds for a month [So What, November]. He got pissier. We showered them withContinue reading “Hindsight”

Clean Cups!

Part 1 of 3 “`I want a clean cup,’ interrupted the Hatter: `let’s all move one place on.’” Alice in Wonderland Milton is a different horse. Changing his feed has finally addressed the what-the-hell factor that has plagued us since the beginning. To quote Buffy Bourbon [again Patterns], emphasis mine: “My best guess for MiltonContinue reading “Clean Cups!”