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Foto Friday: Sunset Across The Pasture

A temporary return to the Sunday Stills photo challenge while I borrow my camera back from the repair shop. The lens spot is conveniently lost in the tree shadows. The Canon PowerShot SD750 point-and-shoot that I take with me on walks has trouble in tricky light. I prefer to think of this as dream-like ratherContinue reading “Foto Friday: Sunset Across The Pasture”

Back You Go

Rodney suffered a bout of remediation. We survived. The horses ground-tie to be groomed. They are behind a fence, so running off is inconvenient rather than dangerous. To start, I hold the leadrope. When they shift away, I shift them back to status quo ante. Move a step forward; get moved a step back. MoveContinue reading “Back You Go”

All Aboard

Went over to the saddleseat barn yesterday morning to help load for the show. All horses climbed on the trailer like troopers, even the youngster who sometimes has trouble believing that he will fit into small spaces. Once, we stood for several minutes while he pondered how to squeeze himself through the doorway to theContinue reading “All Aboard”

… um … er …

Of all the silly reasons not to come up with a blog post today, reaching level 50 on Candy Crush is one of the silliest. … look … bright lights … I downloaded it Friday, played to level 35, then had to wait 48 hours for the two mandatory holds to clear. Having your latestContinue reading “… um … er …”

A Sign of Progress?

Since Rodney’s back injury [Daddy Dearest] is directly under the front pressure point of a theoretical saddle, I continue to poke away at the accumulated scar tissue. Weekday therapy is heat [Therapy] and massage. On the weekends, Hubby flexes his he-man fingers of strength to break up adhesions. When we brought Rodney in Saturday night,Continue reading “A Sign of Progress?”

Suiting Up

I am currently showing in the Academy division, aimed at lesson students on lesson horses. The heart and soul of saddleseat is in the performance classes: Three-Gaited Country Pleasure, Five-Gaited Show Pleasure. In these classes, riders wear the traditional long-jacketed suit with a color-coordinated derby. Hence the term “suit classes”. If Academy riders plan toContinue reading “Suiting Up”

Back In The Saddle

Lesson this week. Yeah! Rode a new horse. Eeep! Trump is good-looking to the point of being flashy and committed to working with his rider to the best of his understanding. However, he may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer. Reminds me of Rodney. After my whining earlier about not riding [Grateful], you’dContinue reading “Back In The Saddle”