Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. To fund her shows this year, and to promote the versatility of the American Saddlebred, Sheila Palmer, aka Saddlebred Addict [Archives] has designed these display magnets and stickers. Available starting today at her Etsy shop, AnimatedTrot, Digital Artwork. Photo provided by artist. Border added for postContinue reading “The Magnetic Attraction of Saddlebreds”
Category Archives: Dressage
Libations & Sustenance
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Random Images The world is vast & weird. The planned philosophical discussion & training update was becoming bloated and tiresomely whine-y. New plan. Philosophical discussion, short version. The point of schooling Intro dressage is not to win Intro A , although IContinue reading “Libations & Sustenance”
Walking The Tests
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney walks to warm up body and brain. It takes a while. Why not use the time to practice my dressage tests? We – the barn we – used jump standards and poles to lay out a 20×40 ring. Rodney and I walked UDSFContinue reading “Walking The Tests”
Rodney, The Instagram Star
Foto Friday Look who showed up in my Instagram feed. Rodney before dressage at Full Circle Horse Park [Words]. The dual leadropes are a distinctive look [In Chains]. Prior photos of Milton by Kaitie Fitz Photography [Pix Are Always Amusing To Look Back On]. The title. How does 28 likes = stardom? Well,Continue reading “Rodney, The Instagram Star”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Old Bit [Worth 1000 Words] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel Butterfly Bit New Bit [Getting Our Hunter On] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel D-Ring “The Max-control is a double-jointed bit which … locks at a certain angle and thus becomes a straight bar.” Sprenger UK: Stainless SteelContinue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit”
Now It Can Be Said, Nine In A Row
Training Journal Show season has ended, with a whimper rather than a bang [Woe, Noshow]. That’s okay because what an Autumn season. Multiple horses! Multiple disciplines! One stretch of nine weekends in a row!! Aside. It’s not all about the shows. I know that. I really do. Shows are exciting diversions. This makes them interestingContinue reading “Now It Can Be Said, Nine In A Row”
Noshow Number Two
Training Journal Looks as if Rodney did not want to do bad dressage any more than I did [Finishing The Season]. Once again, I had to cancel a dressage show [Woe is I]. Same class: Intro A. Making the class as easy as possible in order to concentrate on the psycho-social issues rather thanContinue reading “Noshow Number Two”
Virtual Brush Box 