Georgia Fall Classic Horse Show [Facebook] Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter Perry, GA November 22 & 23 (Two days of Academy!) Academy WTC Adult with Sultan’s Miracle Man (Sam) 1 of 4 in four classes. A sweep. That never gets old. Thank you to the Donovan family. Ending the year the way we began: me,Continue reading “Show Report & Tweets: Georgia Fall Classic 2014”
Category Archives: Saddle Seat
Annotated Camp Tweets
(Long post. Reads fast. At least, it does to me. Photo comparisons at end.) As much fun as Nationals was, camp was even bigger for me. We may have discovered and started to address a significant gap in my riding. Day 1 Day 1 of Nationals prep. 2 lessons & a long line lesson. NextContinue reading “Annotated Camp Tweets”
Show Photos
Sandra Hall Photography Official web images included with purchase I’m almost done with Nationals for this year. I promise.
Promo: Hastings House
Hastings House B&B is where I stay when in find myself in Murfreesboro TN for days on end. I love my barn friends just not for days on end. OTOH, I don’t want to wallow in a hotel room alone for days on end. Therefore, a B&B is the right combination of privacy & someoneContinue reading “Promo: Hastings House”
Lessons From Nationals: The Value of a Coach
Dedicated to Courtney Huguley of Stepping Stone Farm. I’ve never had a coach. I’ve avoided team sports with the enthusiasm of a dedicated couch potato. Although I was on the riding “team” in college, the lessons were as any other riding lessons and the ostensible coach was a burned-out, upper-level rider. Displays of enthusiasm wereContinue reading “Lessons From Nationals: The Value of a Coach”
Lessons from Nationals: Dreaming of Blue
In the weeks before Nationals, I had two-a-day lessons for two weeks. (More on this later). I improved commensurately. I improved so much that I undoubtedly lifted myself from the pastels into the primary colors. (For purposes of discussion, green or sixth place, counts as a pastel.) Hence the redesign of my predictions [Show Today].Continue reading “Lessons from Nationals: Dreaming of Blue”
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
Between preparing for Nationals, attending Nationals [Show Report], and recovering from Nationals, the home team got an unearned but hefty vacation. They’ve had sporadic work when my Top Hand had time, or when I wasn’t face first in my pillow from two-a-day lessons. But no noses to grindstones. No longer! Back to work! Time toContinue reading “Meanwhile Back at the Ranch”
Virtual Brush Box 