Dr. Margaret has left The MindSide. Since my financial arrangement for sport psychology appointments was with the company rather than with her personally, I am following the money. I meet with my new MindSide person tomorrow. Details when I find out what level of exposure the new person is comfortable with. The advice so farContinue reading “Goodbye Dr. Margaret”
Category Archives: Horses
Lesson December 2015
Saddle Seat Wednesday On the plus side, my hands have come up. On the minus side, my eyes are still down. Sam is perturbed about the mud. He thinks we have mistaken him for an event horse. n
Rodney’s Headgear
The Minimalist Rodney’s preference, a simple hackamore. He reacts poorly to leather [Life in the Slow Lane, Here We Stand], hence the homemade nylon crownpiece and nylon race reins [Bridle Colors: photos]. We had no choice about the leather nosepiece [New equipment: photo] as our non-leather version was too bulky. The Redundancy My preference. AsContinue reading “Rodney’s Headgear”
Gift Celebration
Now that we are all back to work, it is time for the ceremonial showing of the gifts. Since I was born in December, some of these are birthday gifts. No public credit. I did not get this written in time to ask the givers if they wanted to be outed. I know at leastContinue reading “Gift Celebration”
Letter Art: Invitation
Have any interest in drawing, photographing, or otherwise creating letters? Join me. I am looking for Guest Artists for Letter Art Sundays. Inspiration For Mapping Manhattan, Becky Cooper gave out blank maps. People filled the silhouettes with images, landmarks, and significant moments from their own lives. The maps of Manhattan are the same but different.Continue reading “Letter Art: Invitation”
Karma Is A B*tch
Horse people are friendly, out-going, and love to talk. Most of the time. Back in 1998, I attended and fence-judged at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Rome. (Yes, it was awesome.) A few days before, I was up in Florence having dinner on the patio of a small restaurant. The tables were packed closelyContinue reading “Karma Is A B*tch”
Hello 2016!
Yesterday, I looked behind [Looking Back at 2015]. Today, I look ahead. Tomorrow, we return to horses. The Blog On a bulletin board over my right shoulder, is sheet of paper titled “Katie List”. On it is written “Foto Friday”, “OT Saturday” & “Read for professional development.” It is my personal motivation poster. Katie wasContinue reading “Hello 2016!”
Virtual Brush Box 