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BTR 5 of 7, November 2011: Weekend with Wofford

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. “It’s simple. It’s just not easy.” James C. Wofford, Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider [Doubleday 1995] You gotta respect an instructor who can start a sentence with, “When I was teaching [Olympic Silver Medalist] Kim Severson……”Continue reading “BTR 5 of 7, November 2011: Weekend with Wofford”

Rodney’s Thoughts on My Posing Naked

For those of you who wonder how to take revealing pictures of oneself on a horse. [Challenge] Have your horses at home. Have a pasture surrounded by dense foliage and fields. Hope none of your neighbors are hunting that day. Wear easily removable clothing – less time to undress equals less time to stress. HaveContinue reading “Rodney’s Thoughts on My Posing Naked”

My Thoughts On Posing Naked

Will You Take #TheNakedChallenge? on Horse Collaborative The Naked Challenge on Facebook I took the challenge [The Naked Challenge]. How did it go? + Husband/photographer immediately doubled down. If we were doing this, then we were doing it right: a) I had to be riding & b) it had to be clear I was buck-naked.Continue reading “My Thoughts On Posing Naked”

Meanwhile Back at the Ranch. Or Not

It’s been two months since I wrote about Rodney, Milton, and the happenings at home [Summer Suffering]. Within that time period, I have posted on four saddleseat shows, many lessons, and endless saddle seat theory. What’s up with that? IF we ignore the screamy voices in my head and IF we ignore that fact theContinue reading “Meanwhile Back at the Ranch. Or Not”

Referral Saturday: Snark-o-licious

Did you miss the Pan Am Games? Attend and want to remember? Now you can get the best bits in one handy format at Ten Things About the Toronto Pan Am Games on Writing From the Right Side of the Stall. Blog author Karen Briggs is a brilliant writer & hysterically snarky, “How a stylized porcupineContinue reading “Referral Saturday: Snark-o-licious”

Giving Myself Permission

Went for a lesson earlier this week. It was, in technical terms, hotter than three hells. I also had a mild headache, an intermittent stomachache, and an all-over malaise. The desire to give it all up for Tiddlywinks was strong. Hmmm. Lessons have been going well. No big shows until the middle of next month.Continue reading “Giving Myself Permission”