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Vote!

For the final time: Not so fast. Voting deadline extended to Monday. Click here to vote for me as blogger of the year. Thank you! Last few days to vote for Haynet’s Blogger of the Year. (Me!) “Voting closes on Monday 8th December with the winner being announced later on that week.” I assume thisContinue reading “Vote!”

And The Naming Contest Winner Is …

… Me. [Contest here] Rodney’s show name is now officially Start Your Engines. It’s a phrase used at the start of car races. It’s not particularly Rodneyesque, being far too sporty for him. However, I’ve always like it as a theoretical show name [Help]. What the hell. I can always change it next year. Milton’sContinue reading “And The Naming Contest Winner Is …”

A Day Of Rest

A few days post-show [Report], I went out to visit the horses. The uber-reliable Sam was in a mood: snorting, staring into space, and hopping about. The plan was to graze him for an hour. However, I was done with his nonsense after 50 minutes. So I turned him loose in the ring … …Continue reading “A Day Of Rest”

Final Chance. Again.

Update: And The Naming Contest Winner Is … Vet coming to take Coggins tomorrow. Need show name for Rodney. Prize as before, US$25 or equivalent to online book dealer of your choice. I shall reread old entries, but please feel free to weigh in again. Iterations It begins, April 2012: Help Me Name My Horse,Continue reading “Final Chance. Again.”

I Am Vast

On our way to lunch during the Perry horse show [Report]. I’ve changed into my Fire Hose pants & Red Wing boots. Hair still up from morning classes. (BTW, I recommend pants & boots for comfort & sturdiness. The bow, not so much.) “Do I contradict myself? Very well then . . . . I contradict myself; I amContinue reading “I Am Vast”

Text Art: Nationals

Ribbon colors first through fifth. Brown border represents Fabulous Show Horse. (Although Sam is an awesome lesson horse and Academy mount, he gets offended if people refer to him as such.) Post originally planned for Sunday of the National Academy Championship Horse Show. Didn’t get to it. Had to rely on emergency llamas. This shouldContinue reading “Text Art: Nationals”

Repost, BTE 5 of 9: Buying the Horse is Only the Beginning

In time for the holiday shopping season, a holiday shopping repost. This was back when I still thought I might use all of this stuff. 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 2010-12-17, archived here.The photo overContinue reading “Repost, BTE 5 of 9: Buying the Horse is Only the Beginning”