Category Archives: Thoughts

Other Horses, Whither Saddle Seat Wednesdays, Or How Wednesday Became Thursday

Awareness of the outside world. Ancient DNA shows domestic horses were introduced in the southern Caucasus and Anatolia during the Bronze Age. ~~~ Best seat in the house. Captain Fabulous, aka Sam. [Foto Friday: Ears] A reader was kind enough to ask what happened to Saddle Seat Wednesdays. (Waves hi!) I figured I’d answer atContinue reading “Other Horses, Whither Saddle Seat Wednesdays, Or How Wednesday Became Thursday”

Meanwhile Back At The Ranch, What Rodney Has Been Up To

Awareness of the outside world. Paper Airplane World Championships. I caught it on a weekend rerun. Amazing. CNN: Gravity-defying feats on display at the Red Bull Paper Wings World Final, Ronald, video by Li, 2022. Surfing says 30 video available on ESPN streaming. ~~~ Rodney was stellar about being left on his own in theContinue reading “Meanwhile Back At The Ranch, What Rodney Has Been Up To”

Welcome Home, Patient Report #2

Awareness of the outside world. “The next two-day FREE access, with its new 2023 lineup of videos, is January 30 and 31, 2023.” The Backyard Horse Blog: Exciting Announcement About The 2023 Art of The Horseman Online Fair! I signed up. I know nothing beyond what is said in the post. I figure the price isContinue reading “Welcome Home, Patient Report #2”

Barn Remodel for Rehab, Stall

Awareness of the outside world. Peeks out from under rock. Wonders what has been happening in the wide world. Looks around. Same shit, different day. Dives back under rock. ~~~ We use the stall often but only for short periods. Allowing Rodney to eat in peace. Keeping one horse in while the other works. RodneyContinue reading “Barn Remodel for Rehab, Stall”

You Say Escapism Like It’s A Bad Thing, Repost

Reposted from a secondary blog I had for a while. Minor typos addressed. ‘Madman in a box’ is from the TV show. At the time, it was all men. Also, the Internet tells me the quote is correctly “I am definitely a mad man with a box.” Tardis DataCore: The Eleventh Hour. Original post [OffContinue reading “You Say Escapism Like It’s A Bad Thing, Repost”

Photos from the Vet Clinic, Nothing Gory I Promise, Patient Report #1.1

Companion photos to patient updates. Original plan was to have weekly patient reports. I can already see that this event will get spread all over the blog in the upcoming weeks. Why not, it’s taken over my life. I shall try to entertain rather than perseverate, or at least do both. [Patient Report #1] Milton eating.Continue reading “Photos from the Vet Clinic, Nothing Gory I Promise, Patient Report #1.1”