Samples scanned. Cut-outs drawn with GIMP. Hand-drawn cutouts would have had more sympathetic shapes but less precise edges. A trade-off.
Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box
Repost, BTE 3 of 9: The AEC, a Realization in Five Phases
Continuing to post the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. This was originally posted on the USEA website Tue, 2010-10-26, archived here. Back To Eventing: Installment 3 – The AEC, a Realization in Five Phases by Katherine Walcott (The author chronicles her return to eventing after 20 yearsContinue reading “Repost, BTE 3 of 9: The AEC, a Realization in Five Phases”
Sine Die … Or Not
I almost quit, took a break, stomped off. Again. [Where Do We Go From Here?]. I had the post written & scheduled. Undoubtedly there was an element of snit. I have a bad habit of surrendering to despair [Hiatus]. Mostly, it was a problem of content. After a brief flurry of positive activity, I amContinue reading “Sine Die … Or Not”
Spotted In The Changing Room
Monday at 9 am, I had one of those annual check-ups that ladies must endure. Spotted was still in my bag from the show over the weekend. While I was changing into the stupid open-front gown, seeing her face poking out at me was surprisingly comforting.
Show Tweets UPHA Chapter 8 in 2014
To show early -> 3 nonshowing days -> lots of tweets. [Show Report] Day 1 Packing. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) September 11, 2014 Found show bra. This would be TMI if I hadn't already done two posts on the subject. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) September 11, 2014 Headed to barn. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) SeptemberContinue reading “Show Tweets UPHA Chapter 8 in 2014”
Show Report UPHA Chapter 8 in 2014
UPHA Chapter 8 Horse Show September 12-13, 2014 Tri-State Exhibition Center, McDonald, TN. Academy WTC (all comers) with Bingo Thank you to Courtney Huguley for sharing her horse. This is the first Saddlebred show I have done from soup to nuts. I started Thursday loading at the barn, went through each day, and finished SundayContinue reading “Show Report UPHA Chapter 8 in 2014”
Nepali Pack Ponies, A Guest Post
More armchair equine travel from Ellen Broadhurst, author of The Chronicles of the $700 Pony [Half Halt 2006] & The Further Adventures of the $700 Pony [Half Halt 2008]. Welcome Ellen: Horses and donkeys were all over the hills as they made deliveries of food and fuel. Everything in the upper areas has to beContinue reading “Nepali Pack Ponies, A Guest Post”