Category Archives: Thoughts

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Solstice. The cold is coming, but so is the light. “The 2021 December solstice moment – when the sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky – will happen on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 15:59 UTC.” EathSky: 2021’s December solstice falls on the 21st, Byrd, December 17, 2021.~~~Continue reading “No Stirrups, Lots of Ribbon”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. ThoughtCo: How Do Mood Rings Work? Helmenstine, Ph.D., 2019.~~~ Note to self. Winter riding is gonna suck pond water. Note to self. That’s okay. Note to self. The plan is to buckle down & wait for the warm. Whenever we have a frustrating ride this winter, I need toContinue reading “My Horse Is A Mood Ring”

Images Awareness of the outside world. “WCS’s {Wildlife Conservation Society} goal is to conserve the world’s largest wild places in 14 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world’s biodiversity.” WCS: About Us.~~~ Part of the loot for joining the Bronx Zoo as a Virtual Member. Most zoos offer virtual resources. As farContinue reading “Pretty In Plush”

Words Awareness of the outside world. More send ups of holiday movies. Hat tips to K & M for these. [Cue Cheesy Music] ~~~ A few things on my Christmas wish list. Background Check. A decent backdrop for holiday Zoom calls. Not a generic, cute, seasonal scene. I suspect I could figure that one out.Continue reading “Gift Guide, Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Shout out to the woman in the parking garage. Four people were already on the elevator. Although there was plenty of space, there was not enough socially-distant space. She indicated she would wait for the next elevator. From the back corner, I give her a thumbs up.Continue reading “Following The Signs, Walk Report, UAB Hospital Concourse”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Teen Vogue: The Fantastical Hobbyhorse Universe in Finland Is Captured in “The Gallop”, Antón, December 3, 2021. The Guardian: Hobbyhorsing: what girls everywhere can learn from the Finnish craze, Barton, 30 Apr 2019. Note date in second link. This is not a new thing.~~~ On Wednesday, we had aContinue reading “Apres Lesson, In Which We Do Very Little”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Ancient Alabama, part five, AL.com: Alabama’s spectacular Little River Canyon was formed by ancient sea mud, Pillion, 17 Nov 2021, updated 19 Nov 2021.~~~ Brought Rodney over to Hunter Barn for last week’s lesson. Since Rodney and I haven’t done much consistently, we started with the basics. Halt. Walk.Continue reading “In Which We Almost Have a Jumping Lesson”