Photography For your amusement. The Sand Arena Ballerina: 5 Equestrian Instagram accounts that will make you laugh. ~~~ Posts through March 2020 from my blog Instagram account, @myvirtualbrushbox. Previous [Ribbons, Instagram Recap December 2019]. Posts by Subject Horses/pasture: 3 Cats: 6 Two different Siamese(ish), one SSF, one ours. Black cat, SSF. Tabbies,Continue reading “Cosy Cats & The Ground Underfoot, Instagram March 2020”
Category Archives: Horses
Being Happy Alpha, Peeling The Emotional Onion
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. For your amusement. Clara Parkes has started posting what she calls The Daily Respite. “It’s hard not to get caught up in the collective anxiety … So I’ve decided to do a little experiment … And every morning, I’m emailing you a little nugget toContinue reading “Being Happy Alpha, Peeling The Emotional Onion”
Changing of the Guard, Horse Edition
Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. For context. When I had this lesson, my state had no confirmed cases. I have since pulled up the drawbridge. For amusement. Cattening the curve, courtesy of Anne Marie Darling, @amdarling, via Twitter. And now back to our regular programming. ~~~ Rodney had settled intoContinue reading “Changing of the Guard, Horse Edition”
Super Duper Starter Neon Baby Green Hunter
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney at Falcon Hill Farm. Me: We are going to walk over this line of two crossrails. Horse: I can walk in but I have to trot out. Me: No you don’t. You can walk quietly over both. Horse: Really? Me: Yup. Horse:Continue reading “Super Duper Starter Neon Baby Green Hunter”
What’s In The Feed Scoop, Winter 2020
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Introductory note: Wanted to include witty and engaging commentary. Not happening. Brain clogged with the latest from the news cycle. Stay safe out there. & apple or carrot Images from manufacturers’ websites. Rodney ProElite Senior ProElite Performance, handful Cosequin treat Milton ProElite Performance ProElite Senior, handfulContinue reading “What’s In The Feed Scoop, Winter 2020”
Pi Horse
Celebrating Art Yesterday was Pi Day. Process notes: Pasting one image on top of the other & making it match turned out to be more of a learning curve than I expected. How to import a GIMP file into Inkscape? Save as JPEG. How to insert pi. Unicode? Wrong answer. CharacterContinue reading “Pi Horse”
To Celebrate Pi Day, 10 Examples of Numbers and 10 Examples of Math Involved with Horses
Thoughts Numbers Dressage ring measurements Speed in timed events: jumpers, barrel racing etc. Jump numbers for jumpers, 2/3 of eventing, obstacles, and cones Course length & optimum time on cross-country and marathon Fence heights and widths in jumping disciplines; distance between fences, ditto Horse height measured in hands Sizes in blankets and bitsContinue reading “To Celebrate Pi Day, 10 Examples of Numbers and 10 Examples of Math Involved with Horses”
Virtual Brush Box 