Results: third & first with Alvin Ailey. The yellow is new. The only other yellow ribbons in my saddleseat collection (so far) are part of the championship ribbons (puff, puff). That makes at least one blue from every saddleseat show except the Horsemanship Challenge (she says, tempting fate….). Preshow When I arrived, I found thatContinue reading “Show Report: ASHAA Fun Show, Leeds, AL”
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Other Writing: US Eventing Links
As you may have read elsewhere on the site, this blog started as a column for the USEA. To quote myself: The idea was to buy a new horse, ride, train, and return to Eventing after 20 years away. I would use that structure to commit Deep Thoughts on horses, the new face of Eventing,Continue reading “Other Writing: US Eventing Links”
Other Writing: TheHorse Links
Back when I had a writing career, I wrote for TheHorse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care. Since the audience was vets, barn managers, and similarly serious horse folks, the articles had to be in depth and current. I managed this by finding experts and listening to them talk about their work. Fireproofing Older Barns,Continue reading “Other Writing: TheHorse Links”
Lesson Horses
Last week, I had a lesson on Alvin. I got sucked into his tendencey to drop out of the canter repeatedly and without warning. This week, I found that a slight driving aid kept him in gear. Mostly. I prevented a few attempts to downshift and could start to feel the warning signs. Until, ofContinue reading “Lesson Horses”
Rainy Day Quiz
Although I consider myself a non-outdoorsy person, rain puts a crimp in my plans. Storms on Tuesday caused me to cancel my lesson. The saddleseat barn does have a small, covered arena. However, I had to stay home to watch the horses and keep our barn dry. Nor could I do any of my exercisesContinue reading “Rainy Day Quiz”
Forgetfulness
They say that when you forget an item, you subconsciously wish to stay. I have been leaving all manner of items at the saddleseat barn, from my tea mug to my wallet. I don’t lose things. The only other time in recent memory that I misplaced my wallet was after four days of the tradeContinue reading “Forgetfulness”
Weekend Report
In addition to his regular walks, Rodney did two new exercises: 1) Trotting in hand. B) Walking through a ring. Which one do you think he handled? Saturday It was finally time to get back to the trotting in hand that got derailed two months ago by his freakout over the new halter [Slow Lane].Continue reading “Weekend Report”
Virtual Brush Box 