Is anyone else fighting weird seasonal weather? Our temps have been in the high 80s/low 90s, which is cool for an Alabama summer, but accompanied by off-the-charts humidity. Plus the daily afternoon thunderstorms which seem to be more ferocious than usual. Granted, the boys don’t work terribly hard in the general course of things. However,Continue reading “Summer Doldrums”
Category Archives: Horses
There’s Just No Pleasing Some People
When people IRL ask me about Rodney & Milton, I don’t want to talk about it. When people IRL don’t ask me about Rodney & Milton, I get annoyed that they are being overlooked. My Gordian Knot of social interaction. ~~~ Gratuitous Cat Postcard via Postcrossing Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Birmingham Style
Remember last year when a local blogger went national? Cover Girl We – liberally employing the geographical we – did it again. The 2016 Real Women Style Award Winners Share Their Secrets to Dressing With Total Confidence Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH UAB Faculty page Blog: Chic in Academia Instagram, with her outfit of the day:Continue reading “Birmingham Style”
Foto Friday: A Suitable Subject
Now I have a galloping horse for my back-burner goal of entering model horse photo shows [New Book]. Sam by Breyer. Bought from Carousel Tack Shoppe. Modeled on La Biosthetique – Sam FBW. FEI performance record Ridden by Michael Jung of Germany. FEI bio, Facebook fan page According to Identify Your Breyer, the body isContinue reading “Foto Friday: A Suitable Subject”
Writing Nerves
It’s my own fault that I had to work last weekend [Caesura]. I had plenty of time. I had all the data. The task was well within my capacity. I. could. not. start. As with my horse show nerves*, the anxiety comes beforehand. Once I’m underway, I’m good. The manifestation was different, no dry-heaving, butContinue reading “Writing Nerves”
Can I Ever Get Away From Equitation?
Saddle Seat Wednesday Coach Courtney tells me that if I would only move up to suit, I could leave equitation behind forever. I go back and forth on this question. [Form Follows Function vs Form Does Not Follow Function] Why She’s Right Equitation has become an end unto itself. In a performance class, whether saddleContinue reading “Can I Ever Get Away From Equitation?”
Truck Update
I wasn’t kidding when I said what we wanted was hard to find. [ISO Truck] Dealers have found two, count them two, 2016 Ford F-250s with extended cabs. The one in North Carolina has a 6 1/2′ bed instead of an 8′ bed. Not optimal for carting hay. The one in Arizona – you readContinue reading “Truck Update”
Virtual Brush Box 