Virtual Brush Box

Horse Hunt Progress Report #4

Went to look at a horse today. Yeah me! Actually, yeah us. There was miscommunication about getting access to the barn & Hubby persevered while I was busy descending into a snit. Horse turned out to be a cribber. No one likes this habit, but I am extra leery as Rodney shows signs of proto-cribbing.Continue reading “Horse Hunt Progress Report #4”

Watching the Games

DIRECTV customers: If your set-up is like mine: Go to NBC Sports Network, Channel 603. Wait for the red button with Summer Games to appear on screen. Press the red button on your remote. Wait for schedule to load. Pick Browse by Sport. Scroll down to Equestrian. Set alarm for 7:15 on Monday to getContinue reading “Watching the Games”

Foto Friday: A Tip of the Hat

Booking the Games

What Olympic-related books do you like? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back on the Homefront You’ve heard of a runaway? Earlier this week, I had a walk-away. Mathilda has three water buckets in her pen, cleaned & filled daily. Unfortunately, Giraffe-neck can reach across the barrier to the buckets. He dearly loves carried water. It is the exact sameContinue reading “Booking the Games”

Let The Virtual Games Begin

If the Olympics can start 2 days before Opening Ceremonies [Women’s Soccer/Football], then so can I. Main site Equestrian Schedule Facebook Olympics on Facebook TV NBC NBC Equestrian Internet Coverage HorseChannel.com Photography Arnd Bronkhorst, Equine Photographer: “Like us on facebook for horse photo updates from the #london2012 Olympic Games,” Blogs discoverhorses.com: Fran Jurga’s Discover LondonContinue reading “Let The Virtual Games Begin”

Training Types

Enjoy The Rest Previous Horse was best on the first day back. I often gave him the day off before a show. Steady Worker Mathilda improved as the week went along. We only showed once [see comments] but I always arranged dressage lessons so that we worked for several days beforehand. Seesaw Horse If RodneyContinue reading “Training Types”

Inching Foward

Over the weekend, Rodney worked farther with less hysteria. Progress. Not enough to celebrate but enough to keep me from wallowing. IF this works, I’m hoping for a Hellen Keller moment wherein he realizes that he is a big, tough horse who can handle whatever dreadful thing the world asks of him. But we mayContinue reading “Inching Foward”