At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It

End of the month = a post about blogging. Prior posts here. Good day at the horse show? Bad day with Rodney? The more important question is how many blog posts can I spin from it? In all areas of endeavor, I have found myself using the title phrase more often than is healthy. LifeContinue reading “At Least I Got A Blog Post Out Of It”

Show Report: ASHAA Summer Fun Show, Chelsea AL

Same Time, Next Year One of my first posts from Stepping Stone Farm was their summer show last year [Showing in the Sun]. This weekend, I rode in the same show. How was it from the inside and a year on? Still hot, quick, & friendly. Helmets are still not an accessory of choice. Ironic,Continue reading “Show Report: ASHAA Summer Fun Show, Chelsea AL”

Spectators as Riders

In a recent post, Librarian_Meets_Horse discusses his fence judge debut. While Mr. H is a newly-minted rider, from what I have read, folks in the UK will fence judge as a hobby without any interest in climbing aboard a horse. Ditto spectators. This matches with a conversation fragment I overheard at Rolex one year. IContinue reading “Spectators as Riders”

Suiting Up

I am currently showing in the Academy division, aimed at lesson students on lesson horses. The heart and soul of saddleseat is in the performance classes: Three-Gaited Country Pleasure, Five-Gaited Show Pleasure. In these classes, riders wear the traditional long-jacketed suit with a color-coordinated derby. Hence the term “suit classes”. If Academy riders plan toContinue reading “Suiting Up”