Central AL Live Model Horse Show Feb 28, 2015 Alabama Horse Fair Garrett Coliseum Montgomery, AL USA Disclaimer: One person’s opinion after one show. Experienced hobbyists, please weigh in with questions, comments, concerns. Second disclaimer: Long post. Take-away message – model showing is immensely complicated. Well worth checking out. Last month, I competed at myContinue reading “What Happens at a Model Horse Show?”
Category Archives: Horses
Text Art: G is for Green Grass
Alphabet 2015 F is for Feed E is for Eventing D is for Dressage C is for Caesar B is for Boot A Is For Appaloosa
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, March 26, 2015
Milton Little to no attempt at progress during the week. Delays on weekend travel. Gloom. Rodney Warmer weather, consistent work, new stretching regimen -> walking like a champ. Cautious optimism.
Leg Lesson Repercussions
Practice two-point! Ride without stirrups! Sit the trot! Build balance and leg strength! Awesome exercises! Maybe not. Last week, I joined the group lesson for suit-level equitation riders. All the fancy riders were mounted on amenable lessons horses such as Freckles, Bingo, & Fido instead of their own enthusiastic equines. I rode Natalie. She enjoyedContinue reading “Leg Lesson Repercussions”
Vernal Equinox in the Pasture
March 20, 2015 Sunrise: 6:51 am Sunset: 6:59 pm Winter Solstice
Life Hack: Drains
Any house that has fuzzy creatures needs to have fur trappers on every drain: kitchen sink, bathroom sink, and shower. I am amazed how often I wash an object that has neither horse nor pet contact, only to end up with a stopper full of gunk. Many years ago, I stayed at a beachhouse thatContinue reading “Life Hack: Drains”
Other Writing: The Dressage Foundation, USDF
“Behind The Scenes: Jenny Johnson, Executive Director, TDF USDF Connection March 2015 United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a dressage grant administrator. © 2015 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Behind The Scenes
Virtual Brush Box 