Horses – Page 39 – Virtual Brush Box

Nozzle Woes

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse Awareness of the outside world. Am aware of the date. Torn between holding my breath and can’t believe we are having this conversation. ~~~ Our new hose nozzle is built backwards. You turn it on by flipping the handle forward. This is wrong. Also, you canContinue reading “Nozzle Woes”

Ears In The Arena, Let The Acclimatization Begin

Riding Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won Awareness of the outside world. World Wildlife Day 2021, Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet. ~~~ Rodney gets tense in the sandbox. We will head over to Full Circle Horse Park to stand and look and walk and trot until Rodney noContinue reading “Ears In The Arena, Let The Acclimatization Begin”

These Boots Were Made For Shipping, New Equipment

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse Awareness of the outside world. Drive-Safely.net: The Top 5 Defensive Driving Tips. Caveat. I have not explored the site extensively. What I have read seems reasonable. ~~~ Lende shipping boots from Carousel Tack Shoppe. I’m old enough to remember back when shipping boots were verboten. One mustContinue reading “These Boots Were Made For Shipping, New Equipment”

The Feed Quest Becomes an Exercise in Perception

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse Awareness of the outside world. As of today, the house will be 50% fully vaccinated. I wait semi-patiently for mine. ~~~ Remember when I was so happy that the feed store had Milton’s feed? [Hey, Isn’t This A Horse Blog?] Yeah, well. The next time I went,Continue reading “The Feed Quest Becomes an Exercise in Perception”

Wires In The Sky, NYC

Images Awareness of the outside world. CAM The Covid Art Museum ~~~ I miss travel. Doyer Street at Chatham Square Manhattan Taken in 2019 ~~~ I found this fascinating. Houston & Broadway, if memory serves. Manhattan Taken in 2019 Atlas Obscura: The Wire That Transforms Much of Manhattan Into One Big, Symbolic Home, TheContinue reading “Wires In The Sky, NYC”

Memories of Bygone Days, Year of the Ox Challenge, Fourth Walk Report, Altadena & Patchwork

Fit To Ride Walking Awareness of the outside world. The problem is not just a place to ride. Access is an issue when a barn – or any high land-use, outdoor activity – is farther away than an easy commute from an urban center. The hardcore will still make the drive. The potential newContinue reading “Memories of Bygone Days, Year of the Ox Challenge, Fourth Walk Report, Altadena & Patchwork”

Dressage Three-Quarter Century Club

Riding Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won Awareness of the outside world. World? World? Still slogging through assignment. The inner voices are cacophonous. Would be happy to blame pandemic but the issues existed before. ~~~ We are 75% of the way. “The Century Club recognizes dressage riders and horses whose combinedContinue reading “Dressage Three-Quarter Century Club”