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Guest Post: California Girl becomes a Southern Belle

A cute story from a boarder at the barn where I take saddle seat lessons. Welcome Meg: Story and photographs by Meg McKinney Have you ever imagined what your life would be like, if someone sent you a horse? Or what the horse’s new life would be like? “Slim,” a registered American Saddlebred mare, 11Continue reading “Guest Post: California Girl becomes a Southern Belle”

Is A Joy Forever

Or until the next time the horses are watered. If the sight of a well-coiled hose makes you sigh with happiness, you might be a Pony Club graduate.

Watching the Tevis, Take II

Once again, I spent the day following the Tevis Cup online: main site, webcast, Facebook. As with last year [Watching the Tevis], I remain fascinated by the race but convinced that a 100-mile ride is not for me. Forty-five seconds of a jump-off is about my concentration limit. But still, you don’t have to rideContinue reading “Watching the Tevis, Take II”

Text Art: Old School

For those of us who used a typewriter in college, the Courier font causes an immediate knotting of the stomach. (Gimp’s Nimbus Mono L used here is a variant of Courier. “URW++ produced a version of Courier called Nimbus Mono L in 1984.” Wiki)

Off Topic: The Seven Deadly Sins of Reading Other People’s Blogs

Caveat: 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. SLOTH – This was clever. I should leave an appreciative comment. Meh. Too much work. Click. PRIDE – My blog is sooooo much better than this. Preen. Strut. Back pat.Continue reading “Off Topic: The Seven Deadly Sins of Reading Other People’s Blogs”

Foto Friday: Spotted at the Library

636.1 is the horse section of the Dewey Decimal System. Update: List of Spotted posts. Spotted gallery.

Rodney’s Week: Dry Pool

You have seen the video of the horse rolling in the kiddie pool? Rodney has little fear of weird stuff [Noodling] and he plays in his water trough if we are slack with the refreshing showers. I really thought he’d love a pool of his own. He tolerated walking through but had reservations [Pool, OutContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Dry Pool”