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Lessons, Theory Vs. Reality, Further Considerations

Adventures in Saddle Seat On Monday, I wrote about my weeniness overcoming my ambition [Theory Vs. Reality]. On Tuesday, I wrote about the show being more fun than progress [Spontaneous Showing]. Joking and self-deprecation aside, it is a legitimate question. Should my saddle seat lessons at Stepping Stone Farm be challenging & exciting, or shouldContinue reading “Lessons, Theory Vs. Reality, Further Considerations”

Lessons, Theory Vs. Reality

Adventures in Saddle Seat Home, 100% Potential Energy So many options at Stepping Stone Farm. A barn full of horses to ride. Maybe I’ll see if one of the fancy horses wants to go slumming. Or, the barn has a lot of green horses who need mileage. Or, they have ventured into ASB huntContinue reading “Lessons, Theory Vs. Reality”

Scheduling Combinatorics

Training Journal I’d like to be a person with a plan. I’d like to be known as a person with a plan. On Tuesdays, we go here. On Thursdays we go there. Alas, there are too many choices. First: Pick a mount. Rodney Milton Lesson Horse Second: Pick a location. Stepping Stone Farm FullContinue reading “Scheduling Combinatorics”

Schooling Decisions

The Gray Wonder Go hither? Go thither? There is no right answer, only the art of training. Last Thursday, we finally got back to Falcon Hill Farm for the group lesson. By the time we arrived, the others were jumping the big sticks. Okay, medium sticks, but too big for us. So, Milton and IContinue reading “Schooling Decisions”

Note To Self, Keep An Eye On The Jump Crew

Jumping Diary That feeling when you come around the turn and realize your instructor has reset the jump when you weren’t looking. 18″ Vertical, taken at the canter. By any external measure – ridiculously tiny. Measured against internal progress – Personal Record! Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Extremes of Emotion

Jumping-sorta Diary Milton is an emotive horse. He’s either chillin’ to the max [Goofy] or having a hissy fit [While there is more than one post to chose from as an example, I don’t want to give the incidents energy by looking back at them. Onwards! But I digress.]. Whatever Milton feels, heContinue reading “Extremes of Emotion”

Names Matter, PreShow, Full Circle Horse Park, April 2019

Jumping Diary tldr: Deciding on & practicing for a super-low show jumping class. The words … I has them. Should we or shouldn’t we? Yes we should! Maybe not. Did we or didn’t we? Should we or shouldn’t we? After our raging success in our inaugural jump(ish) class on Saturday [Kinda, Sorta], itContinue reading “Names Matter, PreShow, Full Circle Horse Park, April 2019”