Horses – Page 162 – Virtual Brush Box

Switching Horses

Rodney -> Milton is no problem. Milton is perfectly happy for me to ride correctly [Rodney as Word Processing Software]. Milton -> Rodney is problem. Rodney is a subtle beast. I am not. Neither is Milton. Milton is not lazy, not school-horse lazy. Milton is … considerate. He wants to be sure that youContinue reading “Switching Horses”

Show Photos: CAA 2017

Driving Thursday With Milton on injured reserve [God Laughs] and no saddle seat shows [Do It All], not much driving going on. Instead, here are some belatedly ordered photos from the CAA Carriage Festival last year [Show Report]. (You may notice that MY photos get ordered right away – the good ones at least –Continue reading “Show Photos: CAA 2017”

Road to the World Cup: First Team Practice. Guest Post

Saddle Seat Wednesday Stepping Stone Farm rider Reagan Upton is on the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. She is sharing her story. Welcome Reagan. Part 1 [Road to the World Cup: Have Saddle, Will Travel] ~~~ Like any other team sport, the U.S. Saddle Seat Team has practice. Before I went to our firstContinue reading “Road to the World Cup: First Team Practice. Guest Post”

God Laughs

Okay, who told Milton? What happens when you begin to consider the eventual possibility of maybe one day showing your horse [Schedule]? He takes a month off. Remember when I said I can’t seem to manage things that come easily to others [Laugh or Cry]? Here we are again. Greg works Milton for 6 months;Continue reading “God Laughs”

Rodney’s Schedule?

With all this talk of logistics [Milton’s Schedule, Saddle Seat, Driving], do I have a plan for Rodney? Yes, the same one I’ve had for years. Keep plodding forward and hope for a miracle [Sidney Harris]. I’ve identified two mini-miracles that might almost count as steps. Not goals. I don’t do goals [Not]. 1)Continue reading “Rodney’s Schedule?”

Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving

tldr: and yet more logistics Driving Thursday Milton’s rate-limiting step for driving shows is transportation. Locally, we could drive the cart over, come back, drive the horse over, show, reverse the process. If the show is 20-30 minutes away, that equals 3 hours of shipping. Cumbersome, but not impossible. This is what we already doContinue reading “Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving”

My Saddle Seat Show Schedule

Saddle Seat Wednesday tldr: more logistics. Thrilled to be at the point of having these kinds of problems issues to iron out. My saddle seat schedule can be reduced to 2 words: who knows? Logistics I hope to make my debut with Milton at a show in March [Schedule]. Since I am currently riding inContinue reading “My Saddle Seat Show Schedule”