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Here for the Experience, Milton at Mid-South 2018

Home Team, Combined Driving I got in the big metal box. I drove for hours and hours and hours. (Only 2. ed.) (You go stand in a rattly metal box and then come talk to me about *only* two hours. Horse) I went to live in a home-away-from home for 4 days. All by myself!Continue reading “Here for the Experience, Milton at Mid-South 2018”

Milton & I Level Up

Home Team Achievements Unlocked SSF small, covered ring: walk, trot, canter SSF big ring: walk, trot Home: walk Cavaletti: jump on a lunge line, trot under saddle Granted, Milton & I have only started our climb to 99. We are still on the newbie section of the game where you can gain a level withContinue reading “Milton & I Level Up”

What’s Up With Milton

Getting back to SSF trips for Milton. In the small ring, he’s awesome: relaxed, rideable, unflappable. In other places, he is still awesome, but more dubious. He prefers the semi-enclosed, covered ring to the fenced-in, coverless big ring. He prefers both to being outside of a ring. This is problematic creates a learning opportunity forContinue reading “What’s Up With Milton”

Here We Stand, Still

Rodney and I stand around. A lot. It goes as far back as standing untacked next to the barn in a leather halter [Here We Stand]. I don’t want to think about how many years ago that was. (2013 for those who don’t want to click over.) These days we are standing mounted. Progress. Slow,Continue reading “Here We Stand, Still”

Switching Horses

Rodney -> Milton is no problem. Milton is perfectly happy for me to ride correctly [Rodney as Word Processing Software]. Milton -> Rodney is problem. Rodney is a subtle beast. I am not. Neither is Milton. Milton is not lazy, not school-horse lazy. Milton is … considerate. He wants to be sure that youContinue reading “Switching Horses”

Rodney’s Schedule?

With all this talk of logistics [Milton’s Schedule, Saddle Seat, Driving], do I have a plan for Rodney? Yes, the same one I’ve had for years. Keep plodding forward and hope for a miracle [Sidney Harris]. I’ve identified two mini-miracles that might almost count as steps. Not goals. I don’t do goals [Not]. 1)Continue reading “Rodney’s Schedule?”

Rodney as Word Processing Software

Milton is LibreOffice, or Microsoft Word, or any commercially available text program. You want the word “Hello”. You open a file. You type. You get five letters at the top of a page: black, serif, 12 point font, probably Times Roman. Straightforward. Useful for a wide range of activities. Not what you would use toContinue reading “Rodney as Word Processing Software”