Category Archives: Horses

AEC Countdown

“Even if you get knocked down, pick yourself and keep trying to be the best you can be despite the odds.” Joe Fargis “Follow your dreams even if they seem impossible.” Mary King Saturday’s repost [BTE: Planning], reminded me how much I want to ride in the Nutrena USEA Eventing Championships someday. (Reliving the postContinue reading “AEC Countdown”

Dueling Disciplines

How different are hunt seat and saddle seat? Last week, I blamed my poor performance at the show on the vast gap between the two styles [Show Report]. Now, I’m wondering. The photo I mentioned, Doug Shiflet’s 112-008-PA15, isn’t as bad as I thought (not pictured, need to click over). A little forwardness with theContinue reading “Dueling Disciplines”

Meanwhile Back at the Ranch: Feed

At the beginning of the year, we raised Milton’s rations significantly [Miseries: Feed Me!]. He improved. For a while. Then stalled. His attitude was more pleasant, but still grumpy, “He’s never going to be a ray of sunshine, but he’s less vile-tempered.” He disliked being groomed. I was annoyed with him. Our blacksmith thought heContinue reading “Meanwhile Back at the Ranch: Feed”

Mardi Gras Parades, A Guest Post

A friend from my three-dimensional life, Michelle Duplichien, makes an annual pilgrimage to Mississippi &/or Louisiana for Mardi Gras. This year, she was kind enough to take pictures of the horses she saw there. Welcome, Michelle. It was February 17th and very, very, very, cold. There were two riding groups in this particular series ofContinue reading “Mardi Gras Parades, A Guest Post”

Repost, BTE 9 of 9: Forward Planning

Continuing to repost the entries from my previous monthly blogs Back To Eventing and Back To Riding. This was originally posted on the USEA website Thu, 2011-06-09, archived here. Illustration by Jean Abernethy. Not only my last Back To Eventing column but my last assignment of any kind for the USCTA/USEA. I wrote for theirContinue reading “Repost, BTE 9 of 9: Forward Planning”

Show Tweets: Pro Am 2015

Hi Mom! — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) April 2, 2015 I know my mom reads my show tweets (waves hi!). Therefore, I thought this would be a nice way to signal the start of a tweet series. A bookend to the “Home safe” message. Horse show food shopping now requires 2 stores. The first has Glucerna,Continue reading “Show Tweets: Pro Am 2015”