Horses – Page 99 – Virtual Brush Box

First Trail Ride

Training Journal We brave the wilds and live to tell the tale. After schooling at the show [Pink], we ventured a few minutes down a wooded path, accompanied by our safety monitor. Rodney buried his snoot in safety monitor’s back pocket on the way out. On the back, Rodney waved a hoof andContinue reading “First Trail Ride”

Pink Is His Color, Show Report, Alabama Obstacle Challenge Series, King’s Ranch, September 2019

Overcoming Obstacles in Our Way Alabama Obstacle Challenge Series King’s Ranch Wilsonville, AL, USA Saturday, September 21, 2019 1 In-Hand. 5th of 6, score of 44 out of 100. (Second show, second pink [Words]. More importantly, second show!!) We started out with a judge’s walk-through of all the obstacles. Judges, officials, and other competitorsContinue reading “Pink Is His Color, Show Report, Alabama Obstacle Challenge Series, King’s Ranch, September 2019”

Adverse Conditions, A Reference

Training Journal I’m writing this now so that when it is too cold, too wet, too hot, too whatever, I have no excuse for sitting about feeling glum and pointless. Rain Obviously, if the sky is electric, I stay inside. Once the front has passed through and taken the thunderstorms with it, we settleContinue reading “Adverse Conditions, A Reference”

For Any Given Value of It

Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Heading Home

[Milton Does Demo Duty] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Learning From Youth

Adventures in Saddle Seat Saddle seat lesson from Emily Hillhouse, a new instructor at Stepping Stone Farm. Not Sam, but at least Optimus, so I was only minimally stressed about the horse [Theory Vs. Reality]. BEFORE My first riding lesson from someone YOUNGER than me. Technically, Coach Courtney & Coach Kate are younger, butContinue reading “Learning From Youth”

Milton Does Demo Duty

Training Journal Cahaba Pony Club hosted an, “Introduction to Driving Horses and Ponies” at El Gezira Riding Academy. Milton went to demonstrate ground-driving. While he is not cleared to hitch in public at the moment, we thought ground driving & long-lining would be a useful skill to show the pony clubbers. Area driver MeganContinue reading “Milton Does Demo Duty”