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Equine Neologism: Barnshine

Barnshine When someone at your barn does well and you bask in the reflected glory, even though you had nothing to do with the effort. Previous Neologisms Uncanter Heat Frustration

August hath dawned. Both horses arrived in August. That means 1) We’ve had Rodney for five years; Milton for one. B) Coggin’s tests are due. 3 or C) Time to revisit my ongoing quest for decent show names. This nonsense will continue until either I find names I like or I show and am stuckContinue reading “The Name of the Game”

Text Art: P is for Peppermint

Alphabet 2015 O is for Outstanding N is for Nail M is for Mathilda L is for Longe Line K is for Kopertox(R) J is for Jump I is for Irons H is for Hay G is for Green Grass F is for Feed E is for Eventing D is for Dressage C is forContinue reading “Text Art: P is for Peppermint”

BTR 4 of 7, October 2011: Aftermath of an Explosion

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. I wish I could say rereading this flash from the past led to deep insight. Alas, no. Mostly I recall the deep despair and am stunned to ponder that it has been almost four years since. OTOH, RodneyContinue reading “BTR 4 of 7, October 2011: Aftermath of an Explosion”

New Equipment: Saddlepads

Tuff Rider from Carousel Tack Shoppe. Blue for Milton, green for Rodney. No, I haven’t. However, both horses have done groundwork wearing saddle. Baby steps.

Correction. Rebuttal. Agreement.

Yesterday, two readers took issue when I said that transitions didn’t matter [The Ups and Downs]. Allow me to amend the statement. The way *I* rode jumps, transitions didn’t matter. This is partly due to Previous Horse. He was athletic & balanced to a freakish degree. (If he’d had heart, cooperation, or a competitive spirit, weContinue reading “Correction. Rebuttal. Agreement.”

The Ups and Downs

Why am I having trouble paying attention through my transitions [Show Report: Heathermoor]? Because they have never mattered before. Dressage is all about transitions. I have never been all about dressage. Hunter flat classes are judged on the quality of the horse’s gaits, not on the getting from one to the other. Mostly, when IContinue reading “The Ups and Downs”