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We Interrupt This Training Regimen For A Weather Report

Rain. More rain. Build-an-ark levels of rain. There was a time when I was a hardy eventer who laughed at the rain and rode through the mud. That time may come again. Now is not that time. No riding. No hand walks. No body work on wet horses. Fortunately, both horses have rainy day activitiesContinue reading “We Interrupt This Training Regimen For A Weather Report”

AlphaBooks, B is for Bonnie

Graphic Design Hold Your Horses Bonnie Timmons Workman 2003 If the cartoons look familiar, Timmons drew the comics for the TV show Caroline in the City. Favorite page is where she compares horse breeds to cars, for example: Thoroughbred/Ferrari – Fast, sleek, a nice ride when not in the shop. And so on.Continue reading “AlphaBooks, B is for Bonnie”

Once More Into The Cart, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Driving

ASB Pleasure Driving Alabama Winter Tournament 2018-2019 ERA Stables/Elite Riding Academy Arab AL, USA Saturday, November 10, 2018 [Show Report] 26. Academy Driving with Whiskey Throttle – 1st of 1 Thank you to Courtney Huguley for the willing Whiskey. Another driving Thursday! While mainly a blatant attempt to squeeze two posts from one horseContinue reading “Once More Into The Cart, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Driving”

Once More Into the Fray, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Riding

Adventures in Saddle Seat Alabama Winter Tournament 2018-2019 ERA Stables/Elite Riding Academy Arab AL, USA Saturday, November 10, 2018 1. Advance Horsemanship WTC Adult – 1st of 2 2. Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (no Pattern) – 1st of 2 7. Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult – 1st of 2 All riding classes withContinue reading “Once More Into the Fray, Show Report, Winter Tournament 2018-19 #1, Riding”

Taming the Feral Horse, Milton Goes Back To Work

Home Team It’s always interesting to see how horses respond to time off. Between horse shows (yes, plural, more on that tomorrow), weather, and the relapse to Standard – aka Stygian – time, Milton has been on vacation for the last two weeks. He’s had a few hand walks around the pasture, but seriousContinue reading “Taming the Feral Horse, Milton Goes Back To Work”

Rodney Locates Third Gear

Home Team We cantered. Not on purpose, but it’s all good. I like to instill in my horses the ability to go on the buckle at all three gaits and over low jumps [Fifth Leg Training]. I don’t always get there, but that’s the goal. Rodney finds this much freedom unsettling. He doesn’t like beingContinue reading “Rodney Locates Third Gear”

AlphaBooks, C is for Calkins

Graphic Design Lady On The Hunt Clinch Calkins with drawings by R. J. Davidson 1950 Harper 1940 Bought from Frost Pocket Farm via AbeBooks.com. In my TBR pile, but realistically so far down as to never reach daylight. Calkins appears to be a Very Serious writer, who “also published two novels satirizing theContinue reading “AlphaBooks, C is for Calkins”