No progress since I bought the 2015 edition [New Book]. I need to stop buying books & start doing. Story of my life. The group: Model Equine Photo Showers Association The book: 2016 MEPSA Championship Results Model Horse Posts on RS Surprise! Foto Friday: Models Rule All Hail Augustus Invictus, A Guest Post ShowContinue reading “Foto Friday: MEPSA Photo Showers Annual 2016”
Category Archives: Books
Texan in Tokyo, Blog & Books
Referral Saturday Japan in general and Tokyo in particular fascinate me. When I found Texan in Tokyo by Grace Buchele Minta, I read all her posts, bought the three books then out, and began drumming my fingers waiting for her to write more. Part of the appeal is her writing and her honesty: I (still)Continue reading “Texan in Tokyo, Blog & Books”
Show Report MSSP 2016
Saddle Seat Wednesday Summary Two victory passes: one riding, one driving. Highest placed adult in the Championship. Technique/equitation continues to improve. Pleasantness/showmanship remains a work in progress. Smile! Having Problems On Thursday, we drove up to spectate. Coach Courtney was at her most supportive, congratulating riders for their efforts. I commented that I don’t getContinue reading “Show Report MSSP 2016”
State of the Blog: TYFR
End-of-the-month commentary on blogging. [State of the Blog] At the end of last month, I started new habit. I end each post with Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott At end of the audio CD of Pacific, the author/narrator Simon Winchester says, “Thank you for listening.” How nice, I thought. I should do that. It’sContinue reading “State of the Blog: TYFR”
Walking Along
Rodney and I are working on staying in front of my leg [Positives]. Since the goal is to walk with relaxation, I can’t thump my heels to send him forward. It’s more a matter of keep my weight centered and insisting he move off with a correct step from the beginning. We generally manage aContinue reading “Walking Along”
Swirls
Legitimate conclusions about character can be drawn from looking at a horse’s body: coat condition, weight, posture, muscling, head carriage, tightness around the eyes or mouth, and so on. In other words, subtle signs of nutrition &/or tension &/or muscle tone &/or lack of same. Hair whorls are handed out at birth. This makes themContinue reading “Swirls”
Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post
From the same hand that brought us Art Nouveau Horse. Out of Creative Haven Nature Mandalas Coloring Book by Marty Noble (Facebook page). How is this My Little Pony? The image echoes the show’s color scheme, which hovers at the pink/purple end of the spectrum, albeit less pastel. MLP:FIM Wiki BTW, in GooglingContinue reading “Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post”
Virtual Brush Box 