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”
Category Archives: Barn Life
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”
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”
A Suffusion of Yellow
[Nothing of bloggable note happening around here, so I must look outward.] From the App Store, a Magic 8-Ball [proprietary or virtual] for horses: When I “Ask the Horses”, the result can be weirdly accurate. Other times, it’s an S of Y. Today I asked: Q: What will be Rodney’s first horse show with me?Continue reading “A Suffusion of Yellow”
Husband Training
In honor of our anniversary & to prove I didn’t forget this year: [Originally appear as “Horse Tales: On Husbands and Horses”, Horse Illustrated, September 2011.] My horses may be unbroken hooligans, but I am a spectacular husband trainer. I start with a man who’s ridden a handful of times and drives a Datsun 300ZContinue reading “Husband Training”
Virtual Brush Box 