Category Archives: Horses

Riding Journal Yay for more photos! Photo guru Meg McKinney brought her critters class to the show as a photo field trip. Photo student Ginni Bush was kind enough to send photos. Welcome Ginni! [Show Report, Guest Photos I] Dressage Before. Handwalking as a warm-up technique. Whatever works. After. Who wins the smug trophy, horseContinue reading “The Return of Doctor Whooves, FCHP Schooling Show, April 2021, Guest Photos II”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Dentist yesterday. Drafted this on Monday. If there is nothing relevant here, it’s because I had trouble seeing past another round of the dratted epinephrine. [Ring, Conversations]~~~ Flowers at the farm. So what happened to saddle seat? At first, all the public health information said stay home ifContinue reading “Whatever Happened To Saddlebred Wednesdays?”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. While I am not personally a fan of either bars or medieval torture instruments, I’ll cheer on whatever it takes. The Buffalo News: Free beer offer results in more vaccinations than all Erie County first-dose clinics last week, Tan, May 8, 2021. BBC News: Covid: Dracula’s castle inContinue reading “Looking For Lessons, The Big Nope”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. No masks at barn described below. I wore one. The four people there did not: Possible New Instructor, boarder, and two construction guys building the new show barn. OTOH, they were all outside and naturally more than six feet away from each other. Vaccination status unknown.~~~ Unrelated photoContinue reading “Looking For a Lesson Horse”

IMAGES Awareness of the outside world. Did you know that the UK celebrates Mother’s Day on a different day than the US? I didn’t. I learned this interesting fact early on the morning of Sunday March 14. Wait!? What!? How did I miss this!?!? Okay. Calm down. Deep breath. Apparently other countries do things differently.Continue reading “Deja Vu All Over Again, An Exercise in Graphic Design Recycling”

Words Laura: So what do the Moon Rats do? Well, you’re right. The Moon Rats don’t just work in toilets and life support. Be hard to maintain an aura of mystery if that’s all they did. Yes, yes, dignity of work and all that, but you have to admit not many of our cultural iconsContinue reading “Email from the Moon, Where Moon Rats Work, Fiction”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Tomorrow. “I am leading a free virtual walk thru the Audubon Mural Project in Hamilton Heights on Saturday May 8th at 11AM.” Leigh Hallingby, @Harlemwalksnyc. Register at The Audubon Bird Murals Project: A Virtual Tour. If link doesn’t work: https://www.mas.org/events/the-audubon-bird-murals-project-a-virtual-tour-2/ ~~~ It really does sound like that. Stay safe.Continue reading “Sounds of Spring”