Thanks to Miss Mackenzie Kasparian for posing with Spotted.
Category Archives: Horses
Milton’s Miseries
The trailer break-away brake battery has arrived. Milton is auto-loading with a rope over his neck. (While I may be wading at the shallow end in the saddle, my horses behave on the ground.) We are getting ever closer to load & go. With any luck, we will get back to where we should haveContinue reading “Milton’s Miseries”
Skills Gap
Coach says there is no such thing as a bad lesson. That one always learns something. Well, I put that to the test. I learned that I was a weenie, but I already knew that. Last week, Natalie was violently opposed to something during my lesson. The dogs outside the ring? The green grass growingContinue reading “Skills Gap”
Why I Ride by Katie Wood
Requirements for the Outstanding Youth Award given by the American Saddlebred Horse Association of Alabama include academics, extra‐curricular activities, community service/volunteerism, and an essay about one of these topics: 1) What riding means to you OR 2) Ways in which you have promoted the American Saddlebred. Minimum of 250 words for Senior Applicants and 100Continue reading “Why I Ride by Katie Wood”
Text Art: My Motto?
Other Writing: Sporthorse Cruise, USDF
“Behind The Scenes: Alice Knox, Founder, Sporthorse Cruise” USDF Connection February 2015 United States Dressage Federation A short interview about horse vacations at sea. © 2015 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Previous Behind The Scenes
Shark Attack Imminent
Update: Title correction. Google tells me that immanent is an indwelling philosophical concept. Imminent means about to happen. Both apply to Milton’s desire for a piece of Rodney. But mostly I missed.