Today is the second Winter Tournament show. Let’s hope my plans gang less agley [Back In The Show Ring, updates]. As before , the goal is for me to make my canter “debut” and do a pattern. LW&TCDR. I will attempt to tweet from the show. Tweet sidebar has been expanded for the duration. TheContinue reading “Back In The Show Ring, Redux”
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Foto Friday: Christmas Outtakes
Update 1/15/14: the first photo is my desktop wallpaper. Makes me smile every time. Say what you will about Rodney as a competition horse (and I’ll agree with you), he is an endearingly entertaining lawn ornament.
New Year, New Contest
More accurately: New Year, New Iteration of Old Contest Awhile back, I asked for help finding a showname for Rodney [Help Me Name My Horse, Prize Offered, April 2012]. That was the summer Matilda got hurt, so it took several months until we worried about simple amenities such as Coggin’s tests [Contest in Final Days, January 2013].Continue reading “New Year, New Contest”
2013 In Review
Horses The highlight of my saddleseat year was in November [Still Napping]. For those of you who don’t wish to click over, I have four words: Reserve National Grand Champion. Rodney’s progress was reviewed last month [Zeno’s Horse Training]. The relevant words here are plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Blog Top postsContinue reading “2013 In Review”
Presents All Around
At the end of the year, I upgraded the blog. My gift to me: my own domain name, rodneyssaga.com. The term “wordpress” has been removed from the the title. Mostly an egoboo, but if I make cards, or signs, or whatever, it will look slightly more professional. There should be no change to any linksContinue reading “Presents All Around”
Feast of the Epiphany
Epiphany is one of my favorite religious holidays. Not a surprise, as it involves the Wise Men and revelation. I’m all about smart folks and more data. An epiphany is the sudden understanding of something that was opaque. It’s not simply new information. It is about clarity where there was confusion. An epiphany cannot beContinue reading “Feast of the Epiphany”
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: 12 Lovely Horses
My thanks to the American Saddlebreds of Stepping Stone Farm who were kind enough to carry me in 2013.
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