An epiphany is a moment of cosmic harmony. The sudden realization that you are at one with the universe. A reverse epiphany is when you finally admit that the elephant is not only in the room but that tapping sound is the trunk whacking you repeatedly and vigorously. It is the death of denial. IContinue reading “Reverse Epiphany”
Category Archives: Riding
More Memory Lane
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So it begins. Mid ’70s, Camp Longacres, Randy. Photographer unknown. Where did you learn to ride? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gratuitous Kitten Pic This is not a 7th cat. My rules say 7 cats = Crazy Cat Lady. I am not a Crazy Cat Lady. Therefore, this is not a 7th cat.
Happy Trails
Saddleseat lesson #3 lesson gets an A for confidence-boosting and a C for progress. Five-gaited Buster stayed in the stall & I rode the less exciting but more relaxing Sam. Mild-mannered trots and lots of breaking at the canter. I’ve figured out that the familiar hunter/jumper buttons don’t work but am having trouble finding theContinue reading “Happy Trails”
Rack On. Let ‘Em Rack.
Well, almost. My second saddleseat lesson at Stepping Stone Farm was on a 5-Gaited Pony. We slow gaited all over town and even maybe did one tiny, half step of rack. Verdict: not going to replace jumping as my drug of choice, but pretty slick all the same. When I arrived, I found out thatContinue reading “Rack On. Let ‘Em Rack.”
Sam I Am
I’m in love. I think I’ve just met a Saddleseat schoolmaster. His name is Sam. I’m told that if his rider gets serious, he’s perfectly capable of putting on the flash, but with beginners is equally capable of imitating a doorstop. Guess which one I chose. When I arrived at Stepping Stone Farm, I wasContinue reading “Sam I Am”
Foto Friday: Ears
Now, that’s a view I’ve not had in a long time. A long time. (hint) Update. The rest of the story [Sam I Am]
Lesson Ho!
Saddleseat lesson set for today at 11:00 cst. We had to reschedule [Hiatus]. In my excitement, I forgot that lunch is served at 2. Miss M will not be denied. This will be my second saddleseat lesson. I had one years ago in another state. Perhaps Previous Horse was laid up. Perhaps I had aContinue reading “Lesson Ho!”
Virtual Brush Box 