Virtual Brush Box

From the Shelves I

I’m off to a horse show, so I’m leaving you with friends both old and new. I tried to pick ones that I like but of which you might not have heard. A Horse of Your Own by M.A. Stoneridge [Doubleday 1963, 1968] As you can tell by the cover, I have had this bookContinue reading “From the Shelves I”

Turnout

For the last week, Mathilda has been given the option to go out at night. Callooh! Callay! Mathilda loves it. I suspected free-choice turn-out would do her good but I didn’t expect to see her this perky this quickly. Her spirit is positively bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Her body is not as exhausted as I thoughtContinue reading “Turnout”

Camera Question

[Meta-post on blogging. Others.] I need a camera. This blog needs a camera. I am getting tired of the unbroken expanses of text. You must be getting tired of the u. e. of t. My camera armory used to be a Nikon D50 slr and a Canon PowerShot point & shoot. The Nikon obviously tookContinue reading “Camera Question”

Weekend Report, Redux

At the risk of repeating myself, Rodney is still freaking out about trotting in hand, yet he lets us bop him – ever so gently – on the nose with a neon pink, plastic kickball. WTF?

Show Report: ASHAA Fun Show, Leeds, AL

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”

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”