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Category Archives: Saddle Seat
Shopping: Saddlebred Fancies
ASB bling for my two annual ASB banquets. From Saddlebred Fancies. Disclosure: No advertising. No discounts. No advance arrangement with the artist. Bought it. Liked it. Put up a post.
Text Art: High Point
Winter Tournament banquet today. More ribbons for getting ribbons. To hyphen or not to hyphen in the title? ASHA: High Point. AQHA: High-Point. USEF & USHJA: Horse of the Year. Went with the Saddlebreds on this one.
State of the Blog: Lightning in a Bottle
[End-of-the-month commentary on blogging. List of previous.] Posted earlier this month, Why I Ride by Katie Wood is now my second most popular individual post, according to the WordPress stats. It was by far the most popular on Facebook. In WP hits, it takes a backseat only to Watching the Tevis, July 21, 2013. ItContinue reading “State of the Blog: Lightning in a Bottle”
Bits From Hell
Saddle seat bits give me the creeping horrors. Performance horses show in standard double bridles. The length of the shanks on the curb bits are midway between dressage and western, putting them midway between the two in severity. The bits on the work bridles for suit (performance) horses and on the everyday bridles for lessonContinue reading “Bits From Hell”
Show Report & Tweets: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables
Winter Tournament 3 B & W Farm Hartselle, AL February 14, 2015 Riding & driving with Natalie Thank you to Ann Stanton and Nicole Hardy 2. Advanced Horsemanship WTC Adult, 3rd of 9 3. Advanced Equitation WTC Adult with Pattern, 2nd of 3 8. Pleasure Horse or Pony WTC Adult, 2nd of 7 (estimated) 24.Continue reading “Show Report & Tweets: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables”
Show Today: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables
Say what you will about my pursuit of ribbons, but a show this weekend and the potential for series awards later was the only thing that got me back to my lesson this week. After my annoying lesson the previous week [Skills Gap], I had yet more dental work on the tooth that took overContinue reading “Show Today: Winter Tournament 2015 #3, B&W Stables”