Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Recap 2017

[Z is for Zecora] My Little Pony: Welcome to the Everfree Forest by Olivia London [Y is for Young] Mister Ed and Me by Alan Young with Bill Burt [X is for Xenophon] “On The Art Of Horsemanship” by Xenophon [W is for Wodehouse] Aunts Aren’t Gentleman by P.G. Wodehouse [V is for von Tempski]Continue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Recap 2017”

Winter Tournament (S)No Report

Today was supposed to be a show report. We did not have a show. We had snow. Before anyone busts on the South for not handling winter conditions, allow me one word: Ice. Places that get lots of snow are places that stay cold. Snow continues to be snow. When we have snow, the temperatureContinue reading “Winter Tournament (S)No Report”

Foto Friday: Instagram November 2017

Last month’s Instagram from @rodneyssaga. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) … on … View this post on Instagram A post sharedContinue reading “Foto Friday: Instagram November 2017”

State of the Blog: Narrative Arc

… or lack thereof. I’m back in the headspace where I wonder why blog about a horse going nowhere. If had named my blog General Horsing Around, then I could write with impunity on any horse-hair covered topic. But, no, I had to be specific. A saga implies a narrative arc. Rodney’s story is aContinue reading “State of the Blog: Narrative Arc”

The Weirdness That Is National Academy, A Blogger Non-Meetup

I’ve been to a lot of horse shows. National Academy is the weirdest. First, the age level. Hundreds of kids and a handful of adults acting like kids. Us grown-up riders were not there in our capacity as mature human beings. We were there as students. Expected to sit down, shut up, and listen toContinue reading “The Weirdness That Is National Academy, A Blogger Non-Meetup”