With Milton, the hard stuff is easy; the easy stuff is hard, Dressage test? No problem. Showgrounds? Trailers? Other horses? Not so much. Cross-Country. Solid fences? Jumping? Sure. Being ALL ALONE way, way out in the BIG, WIDE WORLD? Not so much. Show Practice I had thought to take a break until we are readyContinue reading “The Next Rungs On Milton’s Ladder Of Success”
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Dynamic Duo Does Digital, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019
Dressage Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA March 9, 2019 [Show Report] Jeremy Villar Photography We begin. Making his cute face. I didn’t realize Milton had a cute face. So cute that I bought the photo despite the wonky browband, which is making me nuts. I want to reach into the photo toContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Digital, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”
Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019
Jumping Diary The Activities After our tests [Show Report], we ventured out into the wilds of a cross-country course sitting in the pasture next to the dressage ring. We walked and trotted over a handful of low logs. Milton treated most of the obstacles as ground poles rather than jumps, i.e. trotted over ratherContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Dinky Jumps, XC Schooling, Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”
Dynamic Duo Does Dressage, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019
The Show Dressage Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL, USA March 9, 2019 Milton Class 3 – 2019 USDF Intro Test A (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 1st of 3, 68% Class 4 – 2019 USDF Intro Test B (Walk-Trot) – Adult, 4th of 6, 68% Highest score: 8, halt Lowest score: 6, free walk ResultsContinue reading “Dynamic Duo Does Dressage, Show Report, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”
Pre-Flight Check, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019
Names As I suspected [Roll Call], the two-n version of Milton won’t wash. It failed first time out of the box. Despite my careful printing of 2 Ns on the entry form, he ended up as Milton-one-N at the show. I could pursue this, but I would have to constantly correct over-worked show secretaries andContinue reading “Pre-Flight Check, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, March 2019”
Is Your Horse A Dog Or A Sailboat?
On My Mind, Miscellaneous Thoughts Is your horse a companion animal or a piece of athletic equipment? Or a mix of both? DOG? Yes, some dogs still work. They herd, sniff for drugs, search for cadavers. These days, most dogs are employed as companion animals. (Most? I have no data, I’m guessing. Certainly inContinue reading “Is Your Horse A Dog Or A Sailboat?”
Getting A Boost, Jumping Lesson at FHF
Jumping Diary To start the process of remembering how to jump before we teach Milton, I had a lesson on Kory, a 10yo Hungarian Warmblood, courtesy of Coach Molly, at Falcon Hill Farm. First jump. I automatically gave a Milton-appropriate squeeze before the fence. Whereupon Kory LEAPED over it. I got left. AtContinue reading “Getting A Boost, Jumping Lesson at FHF”
Virtual Brush Box 