Adventures in Saddle Seat At my last lesson [Styles], Coach Courtney moved my foot forward several inches. This had the effect of straightening my ever-slumping shoulders. It all starts with the leg. The effect was remarkable, at least in a saddle seat. It has been harder to implement with the home team. Changes areContinue reading “Making Adjustments”
Category Archives: Horses
Weekend Voyages, Rodney
Rodney Goes Places! On days 2 and 4 of our Thanksgiving adventure, Rodney loaded, shipped, and returned home with ears up and four on the floor. Yay! Milton learned to be the one staying behind. He did not have the run of the pasture, but – as far as we can tell from the lackContinue reading “Weekend Voyages, Rodney”
Weekend Voyages, Milton
We used the four days of the Thanksgiving weekend to ship the horses to Stepping Stone Farm, one horse each day. It’s not everyone’s holiday, but it works for us. Days 1 and 3 were Milton’s turn. On Thursday, we worked on our own with the long lines. On Saturday, Milton had a groundwork lessonContinue reading “Weekend Voyages, Milton”
AlphaBooks, A is for Akrill
Graphic Design Not Quite A Horsewoman by Caroline Akrill Illustrated by Anne Pilgrim Allen 1982, 2009 Read. Non-fiction. Inkscape. Grid & triangles. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Boosting The Signal, Book Reviewers Wanted
Want to read a book? I have no desire to read books for review. I have more than enough to read. Nor do I wish to turn this into a review site. Plenty of other places on the Internet talk about books. However, from time to time, there are books I would like to promote.Continue reading “Boosting The Signal, Book Reviewers Wanted”
Rain Games in the Pasture
While I was walking the dog, the horses came over to say hello. Given my resolution to spend more non-riding time with Milton [We Interrupt], I deliberately stopped what I was doing and stood with them for as long as they were interested. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Beanie Bulletin
This was supposed to be a new equipment post, since our shipping beanie broke during a recent trailer training session. Material fatigue, not an incident. As it turns out, the one we bought is too small. It pinches Rodney’s ears. Never had this problem. Didn’t know it was possible. Despite being a giraffe, Rodney’s headContinue reading “Beanie Bulletin”
Virtual Brush Box 