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Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 2

Northeast Georgia Foothills Charity Horse ShowJune 27th & 28th, 2014Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville GA I showed in Academy Walk, Trot, Canter Adult with Ashado, barn name Lola. Thanks to Jessica Hill and her family for sharing their fabulous mare. My mother came down to watch me ride. Outsiders often see things that we asContinue reading “Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 2”

Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 1

Northeast Georgia Foothills Charity Horse Show June 27th & 28th, 2014 Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville GA I showed in Academy Walk, Trot, Canter Adult with Ashado, barn name Lola. Thanks to Jessica Hill and her family for sharing their fabulous mare. My mother came down to watch me ride. She has offer to shareContinue reading “Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 1”

Her Name is Lola

Since I posted about blogging last Tuesday [Glaring Omission] and about writing last Wednesday [10 Reasons to Get Paid to Write], I don’t feel up to pontificating today. (!?!) Instead of the end-of-the-month, state-of-the-blog post, here’s a video of my lesson with Lola last week. This was on Tuesday before the show on Saturday. ShowContinue reading “Her Name is Lola”

Text Art: Ashado

Drop shade instruction from Typekit Practice: Using shades for eye-catching emphasis. Nice colors but not my best work. That’s what I get for leaving it to the last minute. I’m all about clever ideas. Disciplined follow-thru? Less me. Jump-offs rather than dressage tests.

Horse Show Today: NeGCHA 2014

Show today. New show for me, so no pictures from last year. After winning or losing with no coherent (to me) reason for the first half of this season, I thought about slowing down the mad dash to compete until I could do something other than come in last. Why invest time & money ifContinue reading “Horse Show Today: NeGCHA 2014”

Foto Friday: Summer Camp Flashback

Happy Hooligan Camp Longacres 1975 (I was 12) Photo by Erin M. More Longacres pics: More Memory Lane. I looked down at my horse even then.

Rodney’s Week: Pool, Pen, & TENS

Minus Saddle Time, or not We have offered to return the saddle that the saddle fitter left on loan [Finding One That Fits]. If I’m just going to sit on him, a bareback pad works fine and carries less baggage. No reason to drag out the whole suit of armor until he can 1) trotContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Pool, Pen, & TENS”