Category Archives: Horses
Times Change
… not always for the worst. At last weekend’s show [Report], we had a chance to school in the ring the night before. Afterwards, my instructor tried to get into my head what I need to work on for the classes the next day. Apparently, I looked in control of my horse but lacked polish,Continue reading “Times Change”
Show Report: ASAC, Clemson, SC
My first big saddleseat show. My first big-time show since longer than I wish to contemplate. In my three classes, I took first, second, and fourth. What can I say, I was feeling patriotic. Academy Equitation Adult WT In our first class, Lola had the wiggles. Her head would go one way, her feet another.Continue reading “Show Report: ASAC, Clemson, SC”
NHBS
There is an association out there for everything. NHBS (UK) website. Alternate acronyms for NHBS.
The venue changes. The info doesn’t.
From an article on ergonomic studio design, “Sitting Pretty” by Gail Stevens, in Bound & Lettered, Vol 10, No. 2. Doesn’t it look like the illustration for a correct seat in every riding manual ever?
Contain Myself
Zipper pouches from Blue Q brought back from the Biltmore by a friend who understands my obsession with bags and containers. One of my office assistants lent a paw to hold down the bags for the scanner.
Getting Exercised
With Rodney’s new attitude [Update] we have restarted our groundwork exercises. The most recent addition is to have him move sideways along a pole on the ground. If memory serves, western trail classes have horses sidestep around a square of poles. We are starting easy with a pole, or a times, the tip of aContinue reading “Getting Exercised”
Virtual Brush Box 