A saddleseat whip makes an excellent cat toy. It’s shorter and stiffer than a dressage whip, so it moves in a darting. mouse-like fashion. (New footing in the barn? Check. New floors in the house? Eh, eventually.)
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Contest Winner
After 10 months of cogitating, Rodney’s show name is … drumroll … Rodney. Unexciting, but I have cause. Friday’s plan was to turn the mare out for her sunshine break. Bring her in, feed lunch early, find the old Coggin’s tests, and come to a final decision on The Name. Meanwhile, Hubby would leave workContinue reading “Contest Winner”
Sticks & Stones
At the end of last month, we attempted No Name-Calling Week. As I said in my announcement, Rodney doesn’t care in the slightest what words we use to address him. I expected NNCW to be an exercise in self-examination. Instead, it became an exercise in definition. What constitutes an insult? What if the words areContinue reading “Sticks & Stones”
Housekeeping Theory #1
In my house, I am overly tolerant of dust, dirt, and cobwebs. I cannot abide disorder, grease, or spills. Guess which you find in a barn & which you don’t. Thoughts? Department of Back Pattery Haynet named Rodney’s Saga as yesterday’s Equestrian Blog of the Day. I’m chuffed (brit-speak for thrilled). Expanding my Social MediaContinue reading “Housekeeping Theory #1”
Foto Friday: Britches & Blankets
Detail of saddleseat jodhpurs. Detail of a stable sheet in Stepping Stone Blue. In answer to the Sunday Stills Challenge – Fabric Discovered on Halt, Salute and .. Sunday Stills – The Letter F.
End of the Month Commentary – Blogs
My monthly meta-post on blogging. [Previous posts.] I have been a blogging fairy godmother, trapsing around the Internet, sprinkling electrons hither and yon, providing glass keyboards for those who wish to join the party. Which is an elevated way of saying that when your one tool is a hammer, you tend to see everything asContinue reading “End of the Month Commentary – Blogs”
New Flooring
As easy as …
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