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Driving Forward

Little progress lately [Energy Shortage]; lots of planning. Mainly for Greg’s driving career. My riding career remains the same mix of ultra specific and maddeningly vague, i.e. win the American Eventing Championships eventually [AEC], have no clue what to do with myself this year. ASB Driving is big in the Saddlebred world. Many horsesContinue reading “Driving Forward”

Energy Shortage

The boys did nothing much last week. I had barely enough enthusiasm to run a brush over them and pick out their feet. Some days not even that. I hated myself for it, but couldn’t find the motivation. At the time, I figured I was recuperating from being shaken up [Gratitude]. That was part ofContinue reading “Energy Shortage”

You Know You Are A Horse Person When

Your veterinary spray malfunctions. For those of you who do not go through life with purple hands: Gentian Violet at The Mayo Clinic & at NIH. a

Foto Friday: Retrospective

As motivation in support of my resolution to work on my photography [Hello 2016!], a gallery of a dozen past photos that I don’t actively hate.

What Are You Driving At?

Greg (husband): You aren’t doing anything with Milton. I’m going to make him my driving horse. Katherine (me): Have you lost your mind? G: He’s athletic. He’s competitive. He’ll love it. K: Thoroughbreds don’t drive. Have you ever seen a Thoroughbred at a Combined Driving competition? G: Our friend J drove a sleigh throughContinue reading “What Are You Driving At?”

Barn Rule: High Tide Raises All Boats

Rodney’s nose is out of joint. Now that Milton is less of an equus non grata, he is getting more attention. Rodney thinks this is coming out of his total. Rodney thinks life is a zero sum game. I’ve sat them down together – figuratively – and explained that this is a team event. WhatContinue reading “Barn Rule: High Tide Raises All Boats”

Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post

From the same hand that brought us Art Nouveau Horse. Out of Creative Haven Nature Mandalas Coloring Book by Marty Noble (Facebook page). How is this My Little Pony? The image echoes the show’s color scheme, which hovers at the pink/purple end of the spectrum, albeit less pastel. MLP:FIM Wiki BTW, in GooglingContinue reading “Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post”