Hubby proposed a theory. If Rodney has been suffering from digestive upset, then perhaps he has long-term damage. Is there anything we could be feeding him to support/change/improve his digestive process? I asked advice from Karen Briggs, author of the book Understanding Equine Nutrition, the guest post The Oily Truth, and the blog Writing fromContinue reading “Tiger Whistle”
Category Archives: Horses
Book Source
Thanks to Paperback Swap, The Monday Horses by Jean Slaughter Doty (bio & bib, also here) is now in my To Be Read pile. I wonder if it will be as good as I remember. Thanks to Jennifer Bryant for introducing me to Paperback Swap. For the price of postage, my books go to goodContinue reading “Book Source”
That Moment
Jumpers don’t have it. Dressage waits too long. Hunters have it but don’t care. In jumpers, you know your results as soon as you cross the finish line. After a dressage test, you have to wait until the judges sheets are collected, the marks computed, and the scores finally posted on a wall outside ofContinue reading “That Moment”
Other Writing: USDF Connection March 2013
“Behind the Scenes: Fox Village Dressage Software” March 2013 USDF Connection United States Dressage Federation A short interview with a computerized show-database specialist. (Okay, how do I write that sentence to make it clear that the database is computerized, not the specialist? #English be hard.) Update. Article on the company website: What’s New
Service to Reader: Horse Comics
As with the annual calendar of national competitions [post & page], all comics from this post and comments will be consolidated into a page for future reference, see Pages on sidebar. The first two comics are by artist I have worked with. The rest are in no particular order. Fergus the Horse. Fergus is drawnContinue reading “Service to Reader: Horse Comics”
Spring Whine
The bad tooth is out [Hi], Rodney might be turning a corner [Update], and I’ve been to a horse show [Report]. I haven’t whined at you for days, weeks even. Time to fix that. As you might expect from my record, the fussing is about Third Horse and shopping for same. The past week hasContinue reading “Spring Whine”
Dressage Art
The USDF has an annual contest for art or photography, Deadline July 1. Three age categories. The subject does not have to be dressage but the artist must be a USDF member. One of last year’s winners was Melanie Eberhardt, whose work includes the horse cartoon NickerDoodles(TM). I may have to buy me some artwork.Continue reading “Dressage Art”
Virtual Brush Box 