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Text Art: D is for Dressage

Courtesy of Vogelsang Farm ~~~ Location of dressage ring letters: USDF: Home » About » About Dressage » Competition » Tests ~~~ Alphabet 2015 C is for Caesar B is for Boot A Is For Appaloosa

Today’s subject is not horses. For more non-equine content, see my other blog, Off Topic. Rodney’s Saga returns to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. ~~~~~~~ Remember that thou art stardust, and to stardust shalt thou return. The Imposition of Ashes – modified [Lenten Thoughts] ~~~~~~~ My Lenten discipline this year will be to sort my LEGOContinue reading “Off Topic: LEGO for Lent”

Goldisnoot

On the few days a year that the weather threatens to seal over the water trough, we – I am employing the barn “we” here – bring buckets of hot water to the barn. Obviously, this wouldn’t be possible if we had real winter, or a large number of horses. As is, the project isContinue reading “Goldisnoot”

Show Report & Tweets: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables

Winter Tournament 3 B & W Farm Hartselle, AL February 14, 2015 Riding & driving with Natalie Thank you to Ann Stanton and Nicole Hardy 2. Advanced Horsemanship WTC Adult, 3rd of 9 3. Advanced Equitation WTC Adult with Pattern, 2nd of 3 8. Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult, 2nd of 7 (estimated) 24.Continue reading “Show Report & Tweets: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables”

Rodney Gets A Gold Star

Show report delayed one day because I am so pleased with Rodney. We walked bareback for a handful of minutes on Sunday. The walk lacked sufficient animation for dressage. The pace was even too slow for western. Exactly as requested. We lapped the pen a few times. He slowed from my seat on the smallContinue reading “Rodney Gets A Gold Star”

$700 Giveaway

Free ecopy of this book to one lucky commenter: Further Adventures of the $700 Pony $700 Pony Chronicles Book 2 Kindle Edition by Ellen Broadhurst Half Halt Press 2008, Kindle 2015 Giveaway of first book and discussion by the author: Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug First book excerpt: The $700 PonyContinue reading “$700 Giveaway”

Show Today: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables

Say what you will about my pursuit of ribbons, but a show this weekend and the potential for series awards later was the only thing that got me back to my lesson this week. After my annoying lesson the previous week [Skills Gap], I had yet more dental work on the tooth that took overContinue reading “Show Today: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables”