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Horse Show Today: NeGCHA 2014

Show today. New show for me, so no pictures from last year. After winning or losing with no coherent (to me) reason for the first half of this season, I thought about slowing down the mad dash to compete until I could do something other than come in last. Why invest time & money ifContinue reading “Horse Show Today: NeGCHA 2014”

Foto Friday: Summer Camp Flashback

Happy Hooligan Camp Longacres 1975 (I was 12) Photo by Erin M. More Longacres pics: More Memory Lane. I looked down at my horse even then.

Rodney’s Week: Pool, Pen, & TENS

Minus Saddle Time, or not We have offered to return the saddle that the saddle fitter left on loan [Finding One That Fits]. If I’m just going to sit on him, a bareback pad works fine and carries less baggage. No reason to drag out the whole suit of armor until he can 1) trotContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Pool, Pen, & TENS”

Glaring Omission

Upon trolling the archives for the Sam post [Text Art: SMM], I discovered that in some show reports I omit explicit mention of the horse involved. The name usually comes up in the conversation, but by then I have mentioned the show, the class, and the ribbon. The horse should come before all of these.Continue reading “Glaring Omission”

Antibiotics as Mood Elevator

This post is off topic but not Off Topic. I have bad days. Everyone does. Then, I have a few in a row. Bleh. Then, the universe is rude to me and I am prostrate. I wallow. I nap during the day and have insomnia at night. I know I’m ungracious and ungrateful and oversensitive.Continue reading “Antibiotics as Mood Elevator”

Text Art: Sultan’s Miracle Man

Sam has been at the vet clinic with eye problems. 😦 Letter design inspiration from A Letter a Week 2014: Alphabet Of Tricks I, J, K, L. I intended curved sections. Did not turn out well. My reach exceeds my artistic grasp. A selection of Sam posts First Ride: Sam I Am, with video EarlyContinue reading “Text Art: Sultan’s Miracle Man”

Other Writing: USDF Connection July/August 2014

“Behind The Scenes: Jody Lynne Werner, Misfit Designs” July/August 2014 USDF Connection United States Dressage Federation A short interview with an equine cartoonist and graphic artist, among many other jobs.