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Sportin’ the Bling

Willie models the saddlepad Sam won at ProAm. Now that I have two (!!!), I’ve decide to have fun using one of them. In the Saddlebred world, I don’t have my own horse. I don’t have my own saddle. But, dammit, I have my own saddlepad. Willie Back in the day: Reply Hazy Shows: ETSA,Continue reading “Sportin’ the Bling”

Text Art: Towel Day

[Don’t Panic]

Horse Show Today, MSSP 2014

New year. Same show. Same horse. New division.

Foto Friday: Do You Know Where Your Towel Is?

Rodney prepares for Towel Day on Sunday. He’s a hoopy frood. Technique notes: taken in Portrait mode in an effort to imitate aperture priority/shallow depth-of-field. Photo project [Recommitment] may have to wait for if/when I get a real camera. Point & Shoot is not as adjustable as I thought.

Rider Up

I rode Rodney! To be honest, I sat on him a few weeks ago. I didn’t mention it because I wanted to demonstrate repeatability before I went wide. That time, I eased around few small circles. Last Sunday, we worked! Kinda. Sorta. On one hand, all we did was walk through weave poles and overContinue reading “Rider Up”

Finding One That Fits

(Long post, lots of good things to share.) Rodney had a saddle fit appointment last Saturday. Fred Melnick of Melnick Saddle (saddle evaluation and fitting, billet replacement, saddle reflocking. 205-913-3841 fgmel@aol.com) came out with his bag of tools and several saddles. First off, his angle widget indicted that Rodney’s back is wide to extra-wide. ThisContinue reading “Finding One That Fits”

Small Moment

I have conversations in my head. This should not come as a surprise. When Rodney (then Roscoe [Square One]) arrived, I had no trouble mentally keeping his name separate from that of Previous Horse. After a few years, the psychological weight started to balance out. Caesar, i.e. Previous Horse, had been with us for 20Continue reading “Small Moment”