At the South Carolina show, I will be riding Lola, a ~16 h, chestnut, ASB mare. She is dainty, well-trained, and clear about what she wants. However, between her saddleseat accent and her mare accent, I don’t always understand what she is saying. Occasionally, I find myself inexplicably at the wrong gait or headed offContinue reading “Translator Needed”
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A Few Steps Forward
This week I took Rodney for a hand walk to the end of the pasture and back. On the way out, he registered concern about gremlins in the woods. A few verses of Soft Kitty solved the problem. On the way back, he decided to be obstreperous. The conversation ran thusly: R: I wanna chargeContinue reading “A Few Steps Forward”
Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline
The Sunday Stills for this week was “Sunrises/Sunsets…. With a Building.” A tricky shot since my barn is too ugly for public consumption. It is a cheap tin building that has become old & decrepit without becoming scenically so. The horse areas have been remodeled and are safe. The rest is better out of sight.Continue reading “Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline”
Does Dressage Need Golf Handicaps?
In her post, Our Responsibility To Dressage Judges, Bonnie Walker says that There has been much talk about placing a different standard of testing for the adult amateur versus the professional … Wtf? Seriously? Incidentally, Ms. Walker does not approve … and I am against this. While my sympathies lie with the AA who getsContinue reading “Does Dressage Need Golf Handicaps?”
Other Writing: USDF Connection February 2013
“Behind the Scenes: Regina Milliken” February 2013 USDF Connection United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a trainer of young horses at a Oak Hill Ranch.
Rodney Update
How has our intrepid hero fared while I have been stepping out with other horses? He’s missing a shoe at the moment but overall he is bouncy and happy. I might have good news about his mental state. With her newly floated teeth, Mathilda is likely to get more from each bite and therefore toContinue reading “Rodney Update”
Off-Topic: Fiction
I aim to keep an equine focus, but some days you just wanna stray outside the pasture. When writing the Versatile Blogger entry, I trolled my brain for an evocative turn of phrase. The search algorithm returned ‘share a lifeboat’. Here’s why. In October of 2011, Esquire had a 78-word fiction contest. (Winners.) My entry:Continue reading “Off-Topic: Fiction”
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