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Placeholder II

Update – Title changed. Apparently I wasn’t even being original, Placeholder. If I were less uptight, I would skip this post and let the blogsphere turn without me for a day. But I’m not, so I can’t. (“Surely I can arrange my life to say something, even if it’s ‘Hi There’ each day.” [Where?]) HiContinue reading “Placeholder II”

The Mysterious Secret To Opening Feed Bags

When I started at the saddle seat barn, the kids weren’t sure how much I knew about horses. One of them asked if I knew how to tack up. Trick question. My horse, yes. Your horses, not so much. In their defense, if you see a rider taking once-a-week, school-horse lessons and flailing around atContinue reading “The Mysterious Secret To Opening Feed Bags”

Text Art: College & University Alphabet

How many can you identify? Some are/were local to me. Some are family & friends. Some, I just needed the letter.

Repost, BTE 1 of 9: How I Won the Training Level AEC

Saturday has turned into my admin day, when I don’t have a Show Today post. Over time, I will be reposting the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. You can catch ’em if you missed ’em the first time. I can include them in the Rodney’s Saga searchContinue reading “Repost, BTE 1 of 9: How I Won the Training Level AEC”

Ad Envy

This month’s issue of Show Horse arrived. On the inside back cover was an announcement for this year’s National Academy Championship Finals. The pictures are from the 2013 show. I am in back of this photo on the middle left. You can see the patch of white hair. [Posts on the subject listed here.] IContinue reading “Ad Envy”

Rodney’s Week: Jumping & After

Rodney has issues with jumping. Day 1 Rodney was a star. Our round pen is a 20m circle made from simple jump standards and plastic tape. Rodney motors around happily. He’ll even throw the occasional fuss without challenging the tape. If he freaks out and runs thru the tape, oh well. We do not toContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Jumping & After”

Training Aids: Bzzzzzz!

When I look down at a horse … … my mind is elsewhere. I don’t even realize I’m doing it. So, I designed an exercise. I downloaded a buzzer app … … and gave the phone to my instructor. She tasked with buzzing each time I looked down. We both expected a lot of buzz.Continue reading “Training Aids: Bzzzzzz!”