Horses – Page 101 – Virtual Brush Box

Advice Sought, Kid Wants Horse

Horsekeeping A friend has a child who is interesting in getting a horse. They asked my advice. I gave it. I then asked for permission to fuzz the details and post the exchange in order to see what the hive mind had to say. Do you agree with my advice? Disagree? Have anything toContinue reading “Advice Sought, Kid Wants Horse”

Looking Back, Awards SESHA 2014

Adventures in Saddle Seat Found a draft from 2014 that I had never posted. as I am not one to let text go to waste, here it is. I am in the third photo, with Alvin. One of the original aims of the post was to illustrate the range of classes at saddle seatContinue reading “Looking Back, Awards SESHA 2014”

That Fresh Stall Smell

Horsekeeping Our horses live out. Milton is the one who mostly uses the stall: for a few minutes at mealtimes and when Rodney is working in the pasture or away on a trip. So, the stall is only occupied a handful of hours each week. Since Milton prefers not to pee in hisContinue reading “That Fresh Stall Smell”

Happy Horse Labor Day

Horsekeeping Thank you to … The people who feed and clean up after our horses. In my house that would be us. The people at Stepping Stone Farm and Falcon Hill Farm who take care of the horses I ride for lessons. The people who sell the feed and hay our horses eat. TheContinue reading “Happy Horse Labor Day”

Rodney’s Ribbon

Graphic Design [Words, Show Report, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

State of the Blog, Oops

Blogging About Blogging I didn’t mean to do that. I got excited. When I was by showing by myself, I got the idea to post whenever I went off to a horse show with Stepping Stone Farm. It was amusing. It provided content. The feature lasted from May 24, 2014 [Horse Show Today, MSSPContinue reading “State of the Blog, Oops”

Worth 1000 Words, Show Photos, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019

Training Journal Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park August 24, 2019 [Words, Show Report] Jeremy Villar Photography (borders added) 2019 USDF Intro A Chilling in warm-up A word about tack. Schooling bridle and “illegal” bit. If Rodney decided he hated showing, I didn’t want to invest in new bridle & bit. Got permission aheadContinue reading “Worth 1000 Words, Show Photos, Dressage, Full Circle Horse Park, August 2019”