Horses – Page 352 – Virtual Brush Box

To Keep You Amused

A nice moment from an otherwise vile car ride: Must. Work. On. Paying assignment. Will return to unpaid pontification after.

While I was looking for ASB sport horses, a young lady from the barn was trying out horses for her future saddleseat equitation mount. Let’s call her Princess C. Her Royal Highness had far more success in finding candidates than I did [Midwest]. Since I would not be buying the horse, riding the horse, norContinue reading “For The Look Of It”

Decisions, Decisions

For my next show, I have been given the choice between Alvin [photo] and Lola [photo]. My other friends – Sam [video], Casey [video], Willie [photo] & Trump [photo] – will not be attending. Both horses are fun. Both horses would do well in the show ring. Because of the class schedule, Lola would beContinue reading “Decisions, Decisions”

Midwestern Mounts

Horse shopping trip last week. The first two horses were in Kentucky, but close enough to the border that the land was hot, flat, and Midwest-inspired. The second stop was in Indiana. Potential Horse #10: Chestnut, 4 year old, ASB gelding. Big, sturdy, sweet. A fabulous hunter for ASB Hunter Under Saddle. As with mostContinue reading “Midwestern Mounts”

Acts of Faith

Last week, I did something I have never done before. I went with a trainer to look at horses. The lady with whom I take saddleseat lessons took me up north to see if any ASBs wanted to become sport horses. Technically, she is my instructor rather than my trainer. I keep my horses atContinue reading “Acts of Faith”

Taste Vs. Authenticity

Derivation of this post: I asked the following question of a few folks. They thought that it was funny & that I should poll the group at large. So here we are. When put the photo from this post [Doctor Whooves] as my desktop background, I finally took a look at the non-scarf end ofContinue reading “Taste Vs. Authenticity”

One More Time

Since they were nice enough to print it up, put it in a fancy presentation folder, and send it to me, and since I can always use a blog post, I might as well brag on the award again. Details under The Envelope, Please.