Day 4 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The press tent isn’t fun anymore. I have the gray hair. I’ve done the time. Let the curmudgeoning begin. Back in the day, when the competition and the press conferences were over, writers and photographers were done. No horses to photograph.Continue reading “Digital Killed the Party”
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Riding at Rolex
Day 3 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. There was a microsecond where I felt what it might be like to be a Rolex competitor. It was both an illusion and one of the high points of my life. It happened thusly: In April of 2010, Rolex was practicingContinue reading “Riding at Rolex”
Lexington, sorta
Day 2 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Although technically a trip to Lexington, Kentucky, a trip to Rolex means spending every waking hour at the Kentucky Horse Park. Despite years of visits, I can only offer three places in Lexington that I have done more than drive past:Continue reading “Lexington, sorta”
Peregrinatio in Stabilitate
“Pilgrimages of the heart, not of the feet.” Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks Ken Jennings [Scribner 2011] Both horses are in high investment/low return mode at the moment. Instead of perseverating on their lack of progress, I will spend this week in a journey of the spirit to Central Kentucky. InContinue reading “Peregrinatio in Stabilitate”
Creative Hay Stacking
When I picked up a few bales last week, the front of the truck bed was still damp, so I asked the loading dude to keep everything towards the back. He was right. Nothing fell out. A hay dealer once loaded 50 bales on this truck (’89 F250 longbed). What is your record?
Impatient? Moi?
Waiting for the vet on Friday. I’m not worried. Mathilda is getting steadily if slowly better. This appointment is more in the way of a systems check to insure we are on the right track. No big deal. I am working at my computer. Cat on the desk. Dog at my feet. The gentle humContinue reading “Impatient? Moi?”
Foto Friday: Face Painting with Swat (R)
Non-horse folks: Swat is an insect-repellent goo useful for covering wounds & vertical surfaces. Horse folks: pink or clear? I favor original pink because I prefer seeing it to running my hand through it.
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