Virtual Brush Box

What Is This?

Hints: 1) It is related to horse showing. 2) This is the aftermath. If you already know exactly where these come from, may I ask you to refrain? Let’s let other folks guess for a while. Answer tomorrow. ___ Source for yesterday’s stickers

Text Art: Holiday Stickers

That Moment When …

… I realize I have finally recovered from Nationals. The show was a big deal to me. You may have noticed. I spent many Saturdays preparing for it [Posts: Saddleseat, Boot Camp entries]. I wrote many posts before, during & after [Posts: NACHS]. I hung all of my ribbons in the middle of the livingContinue reading “That Moment When …”

Foto Friday: Hi Mom!

Our family has a haphazard tradition of sending flowers to one’s mother on one’s birthday. After all, she did all the work. OTOH, I have objections to the cut flower industry. I’m not sure the world’s resources are best employed bringing dead things into our houses so that we can watch them wilt. Instead, hereContinue reading “Foto Friday: Hi Mom!”

Zeno’s Horse Training

This is to update Our Story So Far, which leaves off last summer. Rodney continues to make huge improvements, and yet get no closer to our original goal of the AEC victory circle [How]. Hence today’s title. On the up side, it has been ages since he suddenly acted as if he was afraid ofContinue reading “Zeno’s Horse Training”

Blanket Demise

This is why a certain Saddlebred, who shall remain nameless, doesn’t get nice clothes. Or any clothes.

Grocery List

This post was scheduled to a show report. However, we had a sick horse. Instead of frolicking about, I spent the day writing updates on Saturday’s post [Show Ring] and messaging folks at the show to find out what was going on. By Saturday morning, Mathilda hadn’t had eaten a meal for three days. AtContinue reading “Grocery List”