Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Mystery #1: Butt Wrinkles At the end of the summer, Rodney developed wrinkles around the top of his tail. I have never seen the like. They are now fading. WTF? Any ideas? Mystery #2: Hay Holes I sweep old, unused hay out to the dirt area in front of the barn for erosion control. SomeContinue reading “Mysteries”

I love me some ribbon [RibbonFest Invitation]. Doesn’t matter what the venue. This was sent in by a reader attending the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival, Greenwich NY, last month. The same photographer contributed the road-side balloon photo in Mail-Order Horse. ~~~ Gratuitous Cat Picture

Previously seen as a sign of weakness, the neck strap is the latest hot new thing in eventing. Big Name Rider William Fox-Pitt wears one. Now everybody must. The goal is to have a piece of leather around the horse’s neck to grab when plans go astray. Back in the dim, dark past, I fashionedContinue reading “New Equipment: Yoke”

We are having trouble coming up with Milton’s “color” [Barn Colors]. Blue – A appropriate color for a competition horse. Milton has already inherited some of Mathilda’s blue gear, e.g. grooming slip. OTOH, shouldn’t he have his own color? White – His serving bucket is white. OTOH white in anything other than plastic is impracticalContinue reading “Text Art: Flash Cards”

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. This was originally posted on the USEA website 2010-12-01, archived with editor’s introduction here. Back To Eventing: Part 4, New Horse Blues (The author returns – eventually – to eventing) [HA! Sorry. Interjection from the future.] by KatherineContinue reading “Repost, BTE 4 of 9: New Horse Blues”

I sit on a log. Rodney stands next to me practicing couch. Milton works. Sky and clouds arrange to be scenic. Update: I’m told this post wandered from artistic out into vague. Here’s what was happening. My top hand is brilliant at lungeing, long lining, etc. While Milton is doing his circles, I am holdingContinue reading “Foto Friday: Nothing But Blue Skies”