Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

A common alpha-numeric conversion getting less common every day. Hint: Where are O & N the same? Answer The attempt was fall foliage colors. Again in GIMP.

Today’s subject is not about horses. For more non-equine subjects, see my other blog, Off Topic. Rodney’s Saga returns to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. I suspect I upset my Amtrak seatmate once upon a time. First, a little backstory: When I was a teenager, I looked younger than my age by many years. In oneContinue reading “Off Topic: Strangers on a Train”

A straight-up indulgence. The goal is to wear them only in the show ring, take them off immediately after each class, and resell them through Commotion when I am done equitating.

Goal! After putzing about for the summer, I had dropped my weight from 160 to 158. Bleh. We – the culinary we – got serious at the beginning of August. The objective was 5 pounds a month. The method was straight-up calorie count. My in-house nutrition advisor doesn’t hold with variety diets. It all turnsContinue reading “Diet Progress”

Charles Owen microsuede. Much sleeker than the less expensive schooling helmets I usually have. One has to pay more to get the same safety rating with less material. Yes, it is a Charles Owen, but from the “lower” end of their price range. The number induces slight staggering rather than a full-on faint. Since IContinue reading “New Equipment 1: Hat”

My legs are well placed, as usual. Nice angle with the feet. Stirrups need to be on ball of foot. Upper body still pitched a little bit too far forward into hunt seat mode. I should sit back to give the horse’s front end room to come up. Arms and hands too floppy. I shouldContinue reading “Show Photo UPHA Chapter 8 in 2014”