View From The Back Seat Milton’s inaugural drive with the new cart [Scoring]! It’s been 8 months since Milton hitched. Horse was probably the least nervous among us. All of the long-lining and riding has helped the driving. I thought it would, but nice to see. ~~~ (Proto) Jumping Diary SecondContinue reading “Photo Round-Up Of Recent Activity, March 2019”
Category Archives: Horses
Say Ahh, Visit By An Equine Dentist
Horsekeeping Rodney and Milton recently had their teeth done by an equine dentist. While the individual was all for a post on the importance of dental health for horses, they requested anonymity. When I showed up at Stepping Stone Farm for my lesson, I found the dentist working their way through the barn.Continue reading “Say Ahh, Visit By An Equine Dentist”
Show Horse Soliloquy
Adventures in Saddle Seat “If it is not written down, it does not exist.” Philippe Kruchten Not sure the purpose of this as a blog post. However, I’ve had the formulation in my head for a while and wanted to get it written down. ~~~ I am in the extremely fortunate position of havingContinue reading “Show Horse Soliloquy”
Rodney Continues To Be A Saga, A Bout Of Blog As Therapy
Rodney had a bad day [Evil Twin]. Which means I had a bad week, or more. It’s been a while since I’ve indulged in a good, solid Rodney whinge. Shall we begin? In general, as my horse goes, so goes my attitude. Good day at the barn? Happy me. Bad day? Bad me. Have youContinue reading “Rodney Continues To Be A Saga, A Bout Of Blog As Therapy”
Banishing Rodney’s Evil Twin
tldr: Horse acting up, possible reasons for, rider response tomorrow. Rodney had a Bad Day last month. This is not the nervous, tight horse who used to shut us out and go to his happy place. This is an arrogant, egotistical horse who is quite aware of what you are asking and doesn’t like itContinue reading “Banishing Rodney’s Evil Twin”
The Letters of Dressage
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Visuals Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Anxiety Dreams, A Sure Sign That Show Season Has Started
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts Why can’t dreams be happy, pleasant, bunny-filled romps in fields of clover? Dreamscape. Checking scores/test sheet after an Intro A ride. I was second out of 2. Wasn’t terribly upset, so must have been a decent ride. One of the scores on the sheet is a 3. For aContinue reading “Anxiety Dreams, A Sure Sign That Show Season Has Started”
Virtual Brush Box 