Home Team vs. Adventures in Saddle Seat The night before the show last weekend [Report], I was much less nervous. I was glad to be headed into a dressage ring. Well, there’s a sentence I never thought I’d utter. Dressage ain’t never been my fave, but it’s closer to what I understand than saddleContinue reading “Dressage Versus Saddle Seat, The Night Before”
Category Archives: Horse Shows
Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018
Home Team Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL August 25, 2018 With Milton, aka Moonlight Rainbow Class 3 – 2015 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 2nd of 2, 55.313% Class 4 – 2015 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 5th of 5, 55.625% Highest score: 7, haltContinue reading “Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018”
Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018
Adventures in Saddle Seat Two Stepping Stone Farm riders are showing at the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville KY, August 16-25. On Sunday, Reagan Upton & Undercover Agent were 3rd (!!) out of 17 in class 18, ASB Adult Three-Gaited Show Pleasure, Division II. As best I can parse the prizelist, 8 ribbonsContinue reading “Go, Team! SSF at Louisville 2018”
Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall
Home Team Milton and I hope to make our dressage debut soon. I have entered two walk-trot tests at a local schooling show. As with the Saddlebred shows [1,2], the goal is to get in & get around, to finish with a number rather than a letter. Don’t care about the size of theContinue reading “Into Each Life A Little Dressage Must Fall”
It Takes a Barn, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Acknowledgements Page
Home Team, Adventures in Saddle Seat, Pleasure Driving ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 [Show Report] Five classes in four hours. Three horses. Two saddles and a cart. Two sets of pants & boots (hunt seat britches/boots & saddle seat jods/jod boots). Two hats (schooling and show).Continue reading “It Takes a Barn, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Acknowledgements Page”
The Nice Way To Be Taken For a Ride, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Driving
Pleasure Driving ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 3 – Academy Driving, 1 of 1 With Whiskey Throttle Thank you to Courtney Huguley for the Wonderful Whiskey. Driving is hard. Sitting behind a well-mannered horse, tootling around an enclosed ring, as a solo procession? That is easy.Continue reading “The Nice Way To Be Taken For a Ride, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Driving”
Our First Blue, But … Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Hunt Seat
Home Team … we were alone. ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 30a Academy Open Hunter Pleasure Walk and Trot, 1 of 1 31a Academy Open Hunter Equitation Walk and Trot, 1 of 1 Milton’s attitude was a huge improvement from last time [The Canadian Horse &Continue reading “Our First Blue, But … Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Hunt Seat”
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