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Milton Deconstructed

I freely admit that any problems with Milton are inside my head. He is just young and green. I have the skills to deal. This is good news and bad news. Nothing to fix with the horse. Plenty to fix with my head. The BTE repost [Back To Square One] reminded me how hysterical Rodney’sContinue reading “Milton Deconstructed”

Text Art: Patterns

Inspiration Roberta Warshaw: Book of Letters. Artist’s home page. A Letter a Week 2014: Adding Color. Flat views of pages. A Letter a Week 2014: Patterns in Letters. In black and white, easier to see the individual letters making up each pattern.

Show Today: Winter Tournament, Rocking S

Show today. The first show of the 2014-2015 Winter Tournament. Didn’t go last year [Back]. Two years ago, this was my first saddle seat show [Sorta]. Still trying to dial down the overriding and to do what the nice lady at the rail tells me to do. On the plus side, still getting blues withContinue reading “Show Today: Winter Tournament, Rocking S”

Art Foto Friday: Silhouette

Is it me, or does this rain puddle recall the cave paintings at Lescaux?

New Equipment: Gloves

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you the Haynet 2014 winners: 1st: The Dressage Tipster 2nd: My Shetland 3rd: A Filly’s Best Friend 4th: Tales From Provence Announcement Sob. At least I got a blog post [Vote] or two [Donkeys] out of it. Onwards! BTW do stations still interrupt their programs, or haveContinue reading “New Equipment: Gloves”

Headset

There is a downside to all of this saddle seat riding. I have gotten so adapted to having the horse’s head UP in front of me that the stretchy circle is going to come as a shock. DRESSAGE DIVISION, page 14 Stretching the Frame … lengthen the reins as the horse stretches gradually forward andContinue reading “Headset”

Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug

The Chronicles of the $700 Pony by Ellen Broadhurst Half Halt Press 2006 To help with your holiday shopping, here are copies of an out-of-print book available directly from the author. If she won’t brag on herself, I will. The book is hysterical. Don’t believe me? Check out an excerpt for yourself, The $700 PonyContinue reading “Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug”