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”
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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.
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: 11 Paddock Masters
I’m exhausted just thinking about counting them up, but surely I have been in at least 11 paddocks? I’ve set dressage rings, arranged jumps by headlight, opened gates, yelled for riders, sucked dust, looked around vainly for riders, thumbed the walkie-talkie a thousand times in a day, and watched with overwhelming relief as the lastContinue reading “On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: 11 Paddock Masters”
On the Tenth Day of Christmas: 10 Furry Noses
On the Ninth Day of Christmas: 9 Pounds a-Droppin’
My third goal for the year* is to lose weight. I don’t obsess about, or even pay much attention to, my weight on a daily basis. I use the scale at the YMCA when I go swimming. When that number begins to creep over 150 lbs, I find there is a correlation with parts ofContinue reading “On the Ninth Day of Christmas: 9 Pounds a-Droppin’”
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