Barn Life – Page 6 – Virtual Brush Box

After the Party

(For those who don’t know me IRL. I don’t have kids. I never wanted kids. I get nervous in the presence of kids.) A birthday party at the barn … twitch, twitch … for a 7 year old … twitch, twitch … and 35 of her closest friends. twitch, twitch I narrowly escaped theContinue reading “After the Party”

Barn Sentiment

The word for today is Filler. Last week, I rode six lessons in four days, competed in an intra-barn horse show, then worked a birthday party. This week, more of same. Awesome but exhausting. It’s that time of year when home horses, husband, & house get put on the back burner while I squeezeContinue reading “Barn Sentiment”

Widdling Thoughts

In Thoughtful Equestrian: Plan Your Pee, a blogger discusses her horse’s weird urination habits. So, it got me thinking about urination habits around here. Milton hates to pee in his stall. If he’s in for an hour, if he’s in for three hours, the first thing he does upon exiting is to park out. AsContinue reading “Widdling Thoughts”

A Moment

When we go up to Tennessee for a combined driving lesson, we leave at o-dark-hundred, in order to get done before the heat. Last Saturday, I was walking up to the barn in the dark, carrying the serving buckets. It was solidly nighttime. Nothing pre-dawn about it. The air was a comfy level of warm.Continue reading “A Moment”

Threads Make Feathers, Guest Post

My photo teacher [Meet Meg] is also a brilliant seamstress. She sews all manner of things, including tuffets, known as footstools to us peasants. She makes, sells, and teaches about them through her business, Tuffets To You. But I digress. Since she sews, I asked about the possibility of a quilt for the letterContinue reading “Threads Make Feathers, Guest Post”

Not My Horses, Not My Barn

Saddle Seat Wednesday What is the proper etiquette as a guest at a barn? While in the barn was happening in Louisville [2016], I went by Stepping Stone to turn out and brush. I made sure to go when someone else would be there. Partly safety, but mostly social paranoia. I do not want toContinue reading “Not My Horses, Not My Barn”

Truck Update

I wasn’t kidding when I said what we wanted was hard to find. [ISO Truck] Dealers have found two, count them two, 2016 Ford F-250s with extended cabs. The one in North Carolina has a 6 1/2′ bed instead of an 8′ bed. Not optimal for carting hay. The one in Arizona – you readContinue reading “Truck Update”