Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Greg is working from home. To give himself a place to concentrate, he has set up a desk in the barn. The horses have been hanging out in the barn with him in hopes of cookies. They have not been disappointed. In between the cookiefests, there hasContinue reading “From the Department of Silver Linings, Milton’s fly mask”
Category Archives: Tack
Holding The Reins
Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. Schooling session at Full Circle Horse Park. Rodney and I are walking toward the ring to use the mounting block. Woman and horse walking at us. I notice that she has leading her horse in the approved fashion: right hand on the reins near the bit; leftContinue reading “Holding The Reins”
Recent Changes, Milton’s Padding
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. After the success with Rodney’s padding [Recent], we decided to see if anything of that sort would help Milton. He’s always been girthy and hates to be touched. Perhaps he would like to be insulated from the slings and arrows of life. We messedContinue reading “Recent Changes, Milton’s Padding”
Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. At some point earlier this year, I burbled on about how Rodney was a sensitive horse and how I was learning to ride him in balance and how I was understanding the concept of being on the outside rein. I likened the feeling toContinue reading “Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney has always had a torn-up back [Daddy Dearest]. It looked more scarred than deformed and the saddle seemed to fit. Still, we decided see what would happen if we put a thin piece of felt to fill in any possible gap. Thin,Continue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Old Bit [Worth 1000 Words] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel Butterfly Bit New Bit [Getting Our Hunter On] Sprenger UK: Stainless Steel D-Ring “The Max-control is a double-jointed bit which … locks at a certain angle and thus becomes a straight bar.” Sprenger UK: Stainless SteelContinue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Bit”
International Helmet Awareness Weekend, Graphic
Graphic Design Riderns4Helmets: International Helmet Awareness Day 2019 Is Nearly Here Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
