Saddle Seat Wednesday Had my first 2016 boot camp double session. How did I do this four days a week last year?! [Let the Tune-Up Begin] Last Wednesday, I had a saddle seat lesson in the morning, came home to do chores, went back for Greg’s driving lesson, and then rode a second time. TheContinue reading “Let The Blithering Begin”
Category Archives: Horses
A Moment
When we go up to Tennessee for a combined driving lesson, we leave at o-dark-hundred, in order to get done before the heat. Last Saturday, I was walking up to the barn in the dark, carrying the serving buckets. It was solidly nighttime. Nothing pre-dawn about it. The air was a comfy level of warm.Continue reading “A Moment”
Letter Art: Runic, Kinda
~~~ Inspired by a passage from The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Runic alphabets are composed solely of straight lines. Their letters are called runes and were often used for carving in stone because curves were too difficult to chisel. Audio CD/p123, Google Books Or not. Brown is admirable for his ability to spin aContinue reading “Letter Art: Runic, Kinda”
That’s Terrible
Enid stood at the fence rail considering her new horse. The mare looked pretty good for having just shipped down from New Hampshire to Georgia. Robert, her favorite uncle, had sent the little pinto for Enid to compete in Combined Driving. She was thinking about a way to say thank you. Her uncle had alwaysContinue reading “That’s Terrible”
Foto Friday: MEPSA Photo Showers Annual 2016
No progress since I bought the 2015 edition [New Book]. I need to stop buying books & start doing. Story of my life. The group: Model Equine Photo Showers Association The book: 2016 MEPSA Championship Results Model Horse Posts on RS Surprise! Foto Friday: Models Rule All Hail Augustus Invictus, A Guest Post ShowContinue reading “Foto Friday: MEPSA Photo Showers Annual 2016”
Hello September
September has arrived. Finally! I hate August. Hate, hate, hate. Eight years ago, my father died suddenly at the end of August. So, that sucks. Obit Six years ago, Rodney arrived [Cast]. Two years ago, Milton arrived [Meet Milton]. Therefore, every August is a reminder that I have utterly failed to accomplish anything with them.Continue reading “Hello September”
Not My Horses, Not My Barn
Saddle Seat Wednesday What is the proper etiquette as a guest at a barn? While in the barn was happening in Louisville [2016], I went by Stepping Stone to turn out and brush. I made sure to go when someone else would be there. Partly safety, but mostly social paranoia. I do not want toContinue reading “Not My Horses, Not My Barn”
Virtual Brush Box 