Category Archives: Horses

The Horse World Warning. Downer post. If you are not in a headspace for that, please come back tomorrow. I’ll be talking about parks. Awareness of the outside world. Special Equestrians.~~~ Last Purchase Due to the sudden and unexpected death of Rita Mendel, owner of the Carousel Tack Shoppe, the store will close Monday, JuneContinue reading “Tempis Fugit, And Sometimes That Sucks”

Riding Driving Journal Awareness of the outside world. Robin Groves joins the American Driving Society Centennial Club for her drive at the Vermont Morgan Heritage Days. Click for photo, ADS FB page. “The ADS Centennial Club recognizes carriage drivers and their one equine partner whose combined ages total 100 years or more.” ADS: Championship &Continue reading “Nationals I Have Known, As Seen From A Cart”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. “The true horror is the fact that we’ve known about all of this for generations.” Informative, horrifying, lengthy Facebook post about Residential Schools by Jessica O’Neill, “a Canadian and a historian.” Extensive source list at end. Assist to friend who shared on FB.~~~ … pause to regroup …Continue reading “We Are Go For Trot, Virtual Tevis 2021”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. So Alabama; so the nation. “Kay Ivey didn’t ignore education as part of her campaign. We did.” AL.com: What Kay Ivey’s trans bashing really revealed, Whitmire, Jul 02, 2021.~~~ Horse treats are all about operator attributes. While horses have opinions, see below, most horses will eat most treats. Therefore,Continue reading “Treat Treatise”

Images Awareness of the outside world. National Archives: Did You Know… Independence Day Should Actually Be July 2? 2005.~~~ The PhotoBack in the mid-90s, I volunteered briefly with the local Red Cross. There had been a tornado to the north. Could I go up and take pictures? Why, yes I could. I remember feeling badContinue reading “A Vexillological Moment”

Words Dear (CLASSIFIED): You will be infiltrating the (CLASSIFIED) compound as a stable hand. Therefore, we have equipped you with grooming tools that can also be used for defense/offense. All tools are employable for their original purpose. This should help you get them past security. If you can’t talk a box of brushes past aContinue reading “A Spy’s Grooming Tote, Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Tri-State Running Company was the presenting sponsor of the virtual 5K. From their website, they appear to be the sort of fixture of the local running community that is interesting in actually getting people running, as well as selling shoes. Shop local. Shop local that cares. ~~~Continue reading “On The Shady Side Of The Creek, Walk Report, Flying Pig Virtual 5K, Irondale Furnace Trail”