Category Archives: Horses

Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse.   Awareness of the outside world. Giving credit. The cover doll on Breyer’s *Just About Horses* 2020 is a black cowboy, ticking the diversity boxes for race, gender, and age. Well done, Breyer. Now all he needs is a helmet. ~~~ Found out that Full Circle Horse ParkContinue reading “This Is Why I Don’t Board My Horse”

Images   Awareness of the outside world. Washed Ashore. ~~~ HENRI MATISSE ONLINE: Painting with Scissors by London Drawing Group, class taken November 2020. Based on Violet Leaf on Orange Background (1947). Tightrope walker and juggler, from old photos, inspired by the circus performers in Jazz. After the first exercise, I cut the forms outContinue reading “In Which I Try Painting With Scissors”

Words   Preliminary Material: 1) Some of this is true. Some is for humorous effect. Some is both. 2) It’s all your fault. You know who you are. Stay safe. Stay sane. Katherine Walcott ~~~ “You weren’t as much of a bitch as I thought you were.” That’s why my first boyfriend decided to goContinue reading “The Basement, A Fictional Reality”

Photography   Awareness of the outside world. International Cheetah Day. ~~~ [Weekend Update] Stay safe. Stay sane. Katherine Walcott

Fit To Ride   Awareness of the outside world. Waiting. Waiting for the outcome of The Great Thanksgiving Migration. Waiting for the changing of the guard. Waiting for the next crisis. Waiting for the next horror. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. ~~~ Peachtree Road Race 10k Official – November 26-29, 2020 MyContinue reading “Strolling By The Lake, Virtual Peachtree 10K, November 2020”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. “Jane, you ignorant slut.” It’s a horrible line. I’d be appalled by it today. I’m all for language change in the service of inclusion. Yet, this line still amuses me. Partly, in the skit Jane Curtin was capable of feeding Dan Akroyd his own eyeballs; partly, nostalgiaContinue reading “Weekend Update, Thanksgiving 2020”

Riding Journal   Awareness of the outside world. World Aids Day, CDC: HIV in the US: At A Glance. ~~~ Overall Second horse in the clubhouse! Milestones Finish line. Mile 100. Daily Log We are were doing our rides in 1/3 or 1/2-mile laps around our pasture. Link to standings, Doctor Whooves, Major Milton, All.Continue reading “The Finish, Virtual Trail Report, Tevis Sippy Cup, Milton, Mile 100, November 2020”