Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box
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’”
On the Eighth Day of Christmas: 8 Fences Jumping
The typical hunter class has eight jumps. Before (if?) (when?) Rodney gallops cross-country or turns-and-burns in a jump-off, we will do hunter classes to get our collective feet wet. Therefore, eight jumps would mean a hunter class would mean I was riding & showing & jumping. Yay! Alternatively, there is noise about working some ofContinue reading “On the Eighth Day of Christmas: 8 Fences Jumping”
On the Seventh Day of Christmas: 7 Mags a-Payin’
One of my goals for 2014 is to get re-energized about writing for money. When the economy tightens, the first thing to go is the freelance budget. It is past time for me to poke my head above ground and see what magazines are left standing. Pictured: horse publications for which I have written inContinue reading “On the Seventh Day of Christmas: 7 Mags a-Payin’”
On the Sixth Day of Christmas: 6 Grassy Acres
On the Fifth Day of Christmas: 5 Dressage Rings
On the Fourth Day Of Christmas: 4 Custom Shoes
A while back I asked my blacksmith what constituted a good client: Someone with many horses and therefore much business? Someone whose horses have difficult but expensive shoes? Easy but low-paying shoes? Someone whose horses behave? All my horses learn to stand for the blacksmith, load on trailers, ground-tie for grooming, etc. I was hopingContinue reading “On the Fourth Day Of Christmas: 4 Custom Shoes”
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