As you might have suspected, I told the story of my first reverse epiphany for a reason. A week ago, I had another of my Rodney-inspired tailspins. Hubby was lunging & Rodney was being a dork. His behavior might even have been considered progress. The dorkiness was more from TB enthusiasm than tension. In spiteContinue reading “And Yet More Existential Blathering”
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Reverse Epiphany
An epiphany is a moment of cosmic harmony. The sudden realization that you are at one with the universe. A reverse epiphany is when you finally admit that the elephant is not only in the room but that tapping sound is the trunk whacking you repeatedly and vigorously. It is the death of denial. IContinue reading “Reverse Epiphany”
Foto Friday: Spooky Season
More Memory Lane
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So it begins. Mid ’70s, Camp Longacres, Randy. Photographer unknown. Where did you learn to ride? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gratuitous Kitten Pic This is not a 7th cat. My rules say 7 cats = Crazy Cat Lady. I am not a Crazy Cat Lady. Therefore, this is not a 7th cat.
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No progress to report and I have enjoined myself from whining [Interruption]. The upshot of which is that I have been rendered speechless. Temporarily. Instead, allow me to share a picture from back in the day. IHSA show, early ’80s, riding Chief. Yes, I’m jumping with a huntcap rather than a helmet. Yes, I wasContinue reading “…”
Roadside Equine Art
Happy Trails
Saddleseat lesson #3 lesson gets an A for confidence-boosting and a C for progress. Five-gaited Buster stayed in the stall & I rode the less exciting but more relaxing Sam. Mild-mannered trots and lots of breaking at the canter. I’ve figured out that the familiar hunter/jumper buttons don’t work but am having trouble finding theContinue reading “Happy Trails”
Virtual Brush Box 