Travel Last December, lower Manhattan, on an IRT subway and at the West 4th street station. I was dying to ask where they rode. In Alabama, I would have walked up to total strangers; in New York City, not so much. Plus, I was on a tour. More about this tomorrow. ColumbusContinue reading “This Year with Actual Horsehair, Horses of New York City 2018”
Category Archives: Horses
R is for Ribbon
Rodney’s annual I Am Not A Deer tail ribbon. We hope that standing next to the large white blob that is Milton will also help. The pixelation is more from surfeit of mist in the air than from a lack of resolution in the camera. As you can see from the footing, it’s been wetContinue reading “R is for Ribbon”
What’s Been Happening, Jumping!
Jumping Diary Maybe one of these days I will not feel the need to chronicle every single obstacle I have hopped over. Someday, when jumping is not quite such a novelty. Today is not that day. Recent jumping history. (I have a recent jumping history!) Saturday, November 24, 2018. Milton jumped a cavalleti on theContinue reading “What’s Been Happening, Jumping!”
What’s Been Happening, Driving
Driving Thursday Resurfaces No driving, but driving progress. When last we spoke about driving, we had a busted cart and a horse who hadn’t driven in a while [We Say Goodbye to Driving Posts, For Now in October, with brief reappearances for show posts Lights-Camera-Classes in October & Once More Into The Cart inContinue reading “What’s Been Happening, Driving”
What’s Not Been Happening, ASB
Adventures in Saddle Seat Between the ears at Stepping Stone Farm. Sam wants to know why we are standing about rather than getting a move on. The boards with holes are for cornholing. I know, right?! Down here, cornholing is a beanbag toss game played by everyone from kids, as here, to professionals, completeContinue reading “What’s Not Been Happening, ASB”
What’s Been Happening, Rodney
Between the ears at Stepping Stone Farm. Saddle seat barns are designed to ride in the aisle. Took me a long time to get used to this. When we last heard from our hero, he was excited about his adventures off the farm [New Tank Syndrome]. Rodney Is Simple The day after delivering theContinue reading “What’s Been Happening, Rodney”
Enough Retrospection, What’s Been Happening, Milton
Milton has been happening all over the county. SSF Stepping Stone Farm remains his happy place. After our inaugural jump [Riding Recap], we went back a few days later. We jumped repeatedly! A whole 3 or 4 times! My ground crew reminded me of the words of a previous instructor, ‘You need to goContinue reading “Enough Retrospection, What’s Been Happening, Milton”
Virtual Brush Box 