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Support For A Wild Idea

American Saddlebred Sport Horse. Why not? I have been impressed with the friendliness and spirit of the saddlebreds I have met at Stepping Stone Farm. Even the ones too advanced for me to ride are friendly and interesting. At least it wouldn’t be yet another brown Thoroughbred, nor one more bog-standard European Warmblood. Yes, we’dContinue reading “Support For A Wild Idea”

Contest in Final Days

Update February 4, 2013: Winner declared. Last chance to invent Rodney’s show name & win a prize. Explanation & rules here. Feel free to comment there or here. The vet is coming Friday. The name I give for Rodney’s Coggin’s Test will be his show name. Of course, if I don’t show him at allContinue reading “Contest in Final Days”

Horse Shopping – The Mystification Continues

Called another seller on Friday. Found yet another person who couldn’t be bothered to talk to me. I do not understand the business model that allows people to reject possible customers so quickly. In her defense, we got off wrong-footed and she decided that her stock was too high-end for me. She might be right.Continue reading “Horse Shopping – The Mystification Continues”

Lessons From BrickFair

BrickFair was fun, but not as much last year. First off, I offered to be a Theme Leader. I stepped in at the last minute after the previous volunteer broke an important moving part just before the convention. I had no clue what I was doing, but the duties where easy enough to understand. TakeContinue reading “Lessons From BrickFair”

Foto Friday: A Study in Fur

A If Not P, Part II

Part of the reason sellers may not take us seriously as buyers [Eeny, Report, Cultural (What can I say, it’s an ongoing issue.)] is that we don’t futz around. Once we’ve seen enough to know this horse is not coming home with us, we make nice-nice noises and leave. For the horse shopping visit lastContinue reading “A If Not P, Part II”

Activity If Not Progress

We looked at a horse over the weekend. Go us. The Downsides The owners would rather lease than sell. As a result, the price was, shall we say, optimistic. Too short. He might have made the advertised height if you mohawked his mane. This is a problem as I am no longer skinny enough toContinue reading “Activity If Not Progress”