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Why I Am Pinkie Pie

Have you ever wondered which My Little Pony you are? No? I have. I’m not gentle enough to be Fluttershy. I’m not practical enough to be Applejack. I’m not enough of a fashion maven to be Rarity. I’m not enough of a party animal to be Pinky Pie. That leaves the tomboyish Rainbow Dash orContinue reading “Why I Am Pinkie Pie”

Text Art: $5 Silhouette Graphic

Tina Collins (waves hi!) over at With A Stroke Of The Horse: Writing about Horses & Equine (book) Reviews sent me a coupon for Fiverr®. Folks post ads wherein they offer a variety of Gigs®, priced at, you guessed it, five dollars each. I chose “I will make a typography silhouette graphic for $5” fromContinue reading “Text Art: $5 Silhouette Graphic”

Show Today: Kids & Counting at ProAm

Went last year. Won loot. Unfortunately I had to stomp a juvenile competitor to do so [Report Pro Am 2014]. I feel bad about this. Not bad enough to return the saddlepad, but bad nonetheless. I even announced that I wasn’t going this year. However, Academy WTC now has an Adult division. Happy dance. So,Continue reading “Show Today: Kids & Counting at ProAm”

Art Foto Friday: Arena

Courtesy of Vogelsang Farm, the fine folks who provided the D [Dressage]. ~~~ Much photo manipulation lately, rather than new photos. My little Canon [Back] is going [Report]. The cell takes great snapshots [Comparison] but is hardly up to art photography, or at least not with me. Circling closer to the idea of getting aContinue reading “Art Foto Friday: Arena”

Spotted at the Zoo

Spring break this week = lots of people at zoo = all hands on deck for volunteers.

Saddle Seat Vs. Dressage: Patterns

As I see it, given my understanding of both disciplines. Figure 8 In a dressage figure 8, two perfect circles touch at one spot. The horse bends along the line of the circles. In an ideal world, the horse takes one straight stride directly over the center line while switching from one bend to theContinue reading “Saddle Seat Vs. Dressage: Patterns”

State of the Blog: What I Want From My Blog

[End-of-the-month commentary on blogging. List of previous.] “The best things are the things you never knew you wanted until you got them.” The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the delight of not getting what you wanted by Mark Forsyth [Icon 2014] The author blogs at The Inky Fool: On Words, Phrases, Grammar, Rhetoric and Prose ForContinue reading “State of the Blog: What I Want From My Blog”