Virtual Brush Box

A Rodney Moment

Let us take a break from horse shopping to check in with our hero. How has Rodney been while I have been plotting his replacement and Mathilda has been taking up all my time? Fat & happy. Remarkably so. At night, we put him up in a stall and bed down the aisle to giveContinue reading “A Rodney Moment”

Eeny, Meeny … oh you know the rest

Day three of horse shopping ponderment. Yesterday, I asked what sort of horse I should be looking for, a show horse or a hand-holder. [Yin] The verdict seems to be for the good-time horse, with a few votes for Why Not Both. Finding a horse upon which to have fun sounds all sane & logical,Continue reading “Eeny, Meeny … oh you know the rest”

Yin or Yang?

Day two of my perseveration on horse shopping. The first step to buying is knowing what you want. I don’t. Back when Previous Horse was retired and Mathilda was a sprightly, young 20-something, our goal was to gradually locate replacements for both horses. As I said back in January, “This has been the plan allContinue reading “Yin or Yang?”

Crowdsourcing

You’re helping me & you didn’t even know it. I took a tiny step toward a third horse today, thanks to this blog. An astute reader suggested I post about the barriers keeping me from looking for a new horse. Not the barriers to horse-hunting & buying, we all know those: riding a lot ofContinue reading “Crowdsourcing”

The Upside of Illness

There is none. I must respectfully – and carefully – disagree with the Marines that pain is weakness leaving the body. Pain is the body having a temper tantrum. It overreacts [vasovagal response]. It’s bad at explaining itself [referred pain]. It’s loud and annoying and you can’t wait for it to get over itself andContinue reading “The Upside of Illness”

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

In honor of Cinco de Mayo & since I can’t think of anything else, a web tour of horses in Mexico. [Do not surf on “mexico horse” unless you have a strong stomach for shock photos. Don’t know what that had to do with with my search query. I didn’t ask. I think I foundContinue reading “Feliz Cinco de Mayo”

Foto Friday: The Observer Effect

After I took this admittedly inadequate picture of Arthur in an old salt block holder, I moved in for more Cheezburger. This woke him up and he came over to see me. In trying to capture a moment, I destroyed it. When I was at a baptism, the font was blocked by eager relatives snappingContinue reading “Foto Friday: The Observer Effect”