Random Images The world is vast & weird. Posts through December 2019 from my blog Instagram account, @myvirtualbrushbox. Previous [It’s Gramming Cats & Dogs, Instagram Recap October 2019]. Individual Instagrams below 2019 recaps. Do you Instagram? Please let me know your account in the comments. (From a suggestion by Millennial Life Crisis.) RemarksContinue reading “Ribbons, Instagram Recap December 2019”
Category Archives: Horses
Red and Green and Riding
Random Images The world is vast & weird. Rodney got into the holiday spirit for our Christmas Eve eve lesson. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
60 Before 60
Random Thoughts The world is vast & weird. Today is my birthday. 57 years old. I have three years before I turn 60. Moving quickly past the existential angst, I decided to steal be inspired by See Jane Write: Help Me Create My 40 Before 40 List. So, a list of things I wouldContinue reading “60 Before 60”
Recent Changes, Milton’s Padding
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. After the success with Rodney’s padding [Recent], we decided to see if anything of that sort would help Milton. He’s always been girthy and hates to be touched. Perhaps he would like to be insulated from the slings and arrows of life. We messedContinue reading “Recent Changes, Milton’s Padding”
Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. At some point earlier this year, I burbled on about how Rodney was a sensitive horse and how I was learning to ride him in balance and how I was understanding the concept of being on the outside rein. I likened the feeling toContinue reading “Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney has always had a torn-up back [Daddy Dearest]. It looked more scarred than deformed and the saddle seemed to fit. Still, we decided see what would happen if we put a thin piece of felt to fill in any possible gap. Thin,Continue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Old Bit [Worth 1000 Words] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel Butterfly Bit New Bit [Getting Our Hunter On] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel D-Ring “The Max-control is a double-jointed bit which … locks at a certain angle and thus becomes a straight bar.” Sprenger UK: Stainless SteelContinue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit”