Captain Nutcracker by Breyer. From Carousel Tack Shoppe, cleverly displayed next to the check-out counter. Process Notes Taken with phone. Brought big camera to barn. Planned to hang ornament. This set-up caught my eye, after Milton checked the ornament for treats, but failed to do so photogenically. Not enough hands to do with bigContinue reading “Low Key Photo Challenge, Holiday”
Category Archives: Horses
Rollerskates for Grandma, Milton’s New Jump
In our family, rollerskates for grandma is giving an item that you plan to use. Well, Stepping Stone Farm has its first jump. My amazing carpenter chose to make short standards so that a) we could lunge over them and b) any weenie, teenie jumps I eventually take would look more impressive. We bought twoContinue reading “Rollerskates for Grandma, Milton’s New Jump”
Let The Festivities Begin, SSF Christmas Party 2018
Can you imagine! Coach Courtney called me a saddle seat rider! The nerve! As part of the year-end wrap-up, she introduced the National Academy Team [Show Report]. She started off by saying that I ride in another discipline. Then she said I was really a saddle seat rider! How dare she! It’s not like I’mContinue reading “Let The Festivities Begin, SSF Christmas Party 2018”
Milton’s Missing Photos
Last winter, Milton has surgery for his bump. I finally got around to organizing the photos. Since I do not know everyone’s tolerance for gore, I have put them behind the jump, here, along with tweets & post links. The wound was superficial but messy. You have been warned. January 22 to May 12, 2018Continue reading “Milton’s Missing Photos”
Milton’s Missing Lesson
While the blog was on break last spring [Struggle Bus], Milton and I had a dressage lesson with a new instructor. It did not go well. Horse and rider were shivering wrecks for the next four days. I kept meaning to blog about it, but it kept threatening to turn into a 2000-word epic. HereContinue reading “Milton’s Missing Lesson”
If It Is December, It Must Be Time For Recaps, Instagram Top Nine 2018
Ribbon posts are the most popular. No argument here. The Internet likes cat posts. No surprise there. Top Nine 2018 Had old account. Made new account. New account crashed. I went away. I came back with second new account. [Foto Friday: Instagram January 2018] [Foto Friday: Instagram February 2018] [What I Did While I WasContinue reading “If It Is December, It Must Be Time For Recaps, Instagram Top Nine 2018”
La Prima Rules, Nationals 2017
Adventures in Saddle Seat Photo from 2017 that I found out about this year. Coming out of the ring after the Pleasure Final. La Prima is my nickname for Dottie, because I think of her as a ballet dancer [Pre-Show: A Change in Attitude, Show Report: NACHS 2017, Riding – Life with La Prima]. DiagonalsContinue reading “La Prima Rules, Nationals 2017”
Virtual Brush Box 