Different riding disciplines could learn from each other. For instance, saddleseat shows have institutionalized a break between the afternoon and evening sessions. My reference point is interminable local hunter shows that run from first warm-up straight through to the last jump of the last class. You are trapped in the middle of a vast, dustyContinue reading “Siesta”
Category Archives: Dogs & Cats
Feline Aside
One of our cats is recovering from an ear infection. (Yes, it’s going around. No, cat drops don’t hurt humans. I digress.) He is better but still wobbly, too wobbly to jump to the top of the fridge where the free-choice dry cat food lives. (Fear not – everyone gets an cat-appropriate dollop of cannedContinue reading “Feline Aside”
Welcome Summer
When I was young and spry, I took a hard line with air conditioning. I wasn’t about to waste money & energy on a little discomfort. Then one of our dogs got old. As a big, furry German Shepherd, she took the heat badly. So I would cool the house down to perk her up.Continue reading “Welcome Summer”
Gratuitous Cat Picture 3
Got back from the show yesterday. Taking a day to recover. More cat & dog photos on my Flickr stream here.
Gratuitous Cat Picture 2
More cat & dog photos on my Flickr stream here.
Gratuitous Cat Picture 1
I’m at yet another show, so the cats will be helping out for a few days. More cat & dog photos on my Flickr stream here.
I Love My Cats. Really.
After last weekend’s show [Report], I tossed my jodhpur boots into the bathroom to be washed. In the course of the day [Nevermind], my gloves had gotten wet. I tucked them into a boot to remind me to give them a once over. Fast forward a few days. I hadn’t gotten around to cleaning eitherContinue reading “I Love My Cats. Really.”
Virtual Brush Box 