Saddle Seat Wednesday Coach Courtney’s daughter, Reagan Upton, is a (the!) leading saddle seat equation rider. She is the first adult to win the saddle seat triple crown: United Professional Horsemen’s Association Challenge Cup (Reagan won in 2015, 2016), USEF Saddle Seat Medal (2016, 2017), and the National Horse Show Good Hands Trophy (2017, heldContinue reading “Road to the World Cup: Have Saddle, Will Travel. Guest Post”
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I’d Like Your Advice on Some Horse Buying Advice
My uncle, James Bunting, sent me a plan to approach buying a horse as a business project. He doesn’t know horses, but has built several business over the years. I have no doubt this advice is gold in the business world. However, I have doubts about how well this would apply to the horse world.Continue reading “I’d Like Your Advice on Some Horse Buying Advice”
Starting Points
In August, my mother went to the 100th anniversary of her summer camp. At the age of 7, my mother began attending Camp Nyoda, an all-girls summer camp. She acted in plays. She did arts & crafts. She took riding lessons, briefly. She stayed at the camp for thirteen years, eventually becoming a counselor. InContinue reading “Starting Points”
Driftwood Horse Art, Guest Photos
Rita Dee Helmholz Fine Art Manchester VT Photos taken with permission of gallery. Photos posted with permission of photographer. Similar Statue [Driftwood Disaster Statue] Roaming Reader Photos 2016 [Antique Horse Toys] 2015 [Fall Colors in the Adirondacks] [Summer in a New England Garden] [Foto Friday: New England] 2014 [Show Today: Winter Tournament, Rocking S] SnowContinue reading “Driftwood Horse Art, Guest Photos”
Insights to Sight – Horses See Differently than Us, Guest Post
Blog contributor [Threads Make Feathers] and photo teacher Meg McKinney [Meet Meg], is back. Welcome. ~~~ I recently gained some insight to how horses see, and comprehend – or don’t. Background: “Slim,” my younger sister’s American Saddlebred mare is boarding at Stepping Stone Farm. When Slim arrived in Alabama three years ago from California [CaliforniaContinue reading “Insights to Sight – Horses See Differently than Us, Guest Post”
A Tale of Two Friendships, Part 2 of 2, Guest Post
Reader and contributor Louise Swan was inspired to consider the idea of childhood friendship after reading my post on the subject [But Keep the Old]. Yesterday. Part 1: the first decade, the first friendship. Previous contributions by Louise: [I Beg to Differ, A Guest Post] [Leading Her On] [Energy Usage] Welcome Louise. ~~~ A TaleContinue reading “A Tale of Two Friendships, Part 2 of 2, Guest Post”
A Tale of Two Friendships, Part 1 of 2, Guest Post
Blog Reader Louise Swan sent me an email, “The post about old friends [But Keep the Old] and the comments got me thinking.” The result is a two-part blog post. Welcome Louise. A Tale of Two Friendships by Louise Swan Each decade has brought new friendships to me. Over the years, I have accumulated severalContinue reading “A Tale of Two Friendships, Part 1 of 2, Guest Post”
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