Virtual Brush Box

Donation Strategies

Two recent horse-related misfortunes are using the Web to raise money. In the first, a young lady was badly injured by a drunk driver. She will be away from the barn for a while. Supporters have set up a charity site specifically to cover the cost of caring for her horse: board, feed, farrier bills,Continue reading “Donation Strategies”

At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It

End of the month = a post about blogging. Prior posts here. Good day at the horse show? Bad day with Rodney? The more important question is how many blog posts can I spin from it? In all areas of endeavor, I have found myself using the title phrase more often than is healthy. LifeContinue reading “At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It”

Our 15 Minutes

Starred photos are Stepping Stone Farm. I am in the back row of the crowd shot. Caption for upper pictures:2) Reagan Huguley. 4) Miriam Reagan, Reagan and Courtney Huguley.

Welcome Summer

When I was young and spry, I took a hard line with air conditioning. I wasn’t about to waste money & energy on a little discomfort. Then one of our dogs got old. As a big, furry German Shepherd, she took the heat badly. So I would cool the house down to perk her up.Continue reading “Welcome Summer”

The Envelope, Please …

Last Saturday, the same day that I was flailing around at the horse show [Show Report], the winners were announced for the 2013 AHP Annual Awards Contest. [nomination notice, photo]. Here’s what the judges had to say: Personal Single Column Circulation over 20,000 (Print) Honorable Mention Katherine Walcott “Finding Safe Harbor” May 2012 Published inContinue reading “The Envelope, Please …”

Here We Stand

This weekend, Rodney had a stand lesson. Not practicing the halt under saddle. Not waiting while other horses pass by. Just standing for several minutes, wearing a halter, in his own field, 10 feet from the barn. For groundwork and eventual liberty work, I had bought Rodney a nice leather halter [Theory]. He objected toContinue reading “Here We Stand”

Ringmanship

It’s a bad sign when the judge comes over to tell you the rules. In the saddleseat ring, they like a rider in the center of the ring to go all the way out to the rail and make a gradual sweeping turn, lets say to set up for a pattern or for a victoryContinue reading “Ringmanship”