Category Archives: Horses

Pat Yourself on the Back, International Helmet Awareness Day 2018

Tackbox Tales   Do you wear a helmet? Kudos. Do you wear a helmet in a discipline where helmets are not standard protocol? Double kudos. You are not just protecting your head. You are protecting me, as a human being, from having to hear another horrible head-injury story. You are protecting me, as a taxpayer/insuranceContinue reading “Pat Yourself on the Back, International Helmet Awareness Day 2018”

It Takes a Barn, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Acknowledgements Page

Home Team, Adventures in Saddle Seat, Pleasure Driving   ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 [Show Report] Five classes in four hours. Three horses. Two saddles and a cart. Two sets of pants & boots (hunt seat britches/boots & saddle seat jods/jod boots). Two hats (schooling and show).Continue reading “It Takes a Barn, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Acknowledgements Page”

The Nice Way To Be Taken For a Ride, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Driving

Pleasure Driving   ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 3 – Academy Driving, 1 of 1 With Whiskey Throttle Thank you to Courtney Huguley for the Wonderful Whiskey. Driving is hard. Sitting behind a well-mannered horse, tootling around an enclosed ring, as a solo procession? That is easy.Continue reading “The Nice Way To Be Taken For a Ride, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Driving”

Getting The Band Back Together, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Saddle Seat

Adventures in Saddle Seat   ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 30 Academy Showmanship WTC Adult, 1 of 3 31 Academy Equitation WTC Adult, 1 of 3 With Sultan’s Miracle Man Thank you to Courtney Huguley for the Stupendous Sam I hadn’t ridden Sam since Mid-South in MayContinue reading “Getting The Band Back Together, Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Saddle Seat”

Our First Blue, But … Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Hunt Seat

Home Team   … we were alone. ASHAA Fun Show Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea AL, USA Sunday, August 12, 2018 30a Academy Open Hunter Pleasure Walk and Trot, 1 of 1 31a Academy Open Hunter Equitation Walk and Trot, 1 of 1 Milton’s attitude was a huge improvement from last time [The Canadian Horse &Continue reading “Our First Blue, But … Show Report, Alabama Fun Show #2 2018, Stepping Stone Farm, Hunt Seat”