Photography For your entertainment. “‘I’m singing for them’: Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, recovering from coronavirus, now sings from his NYC apartment window to salute health care workers.” By Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, Apr 13, 2020. This song always gets me in the feels, even more so now. Click over for video.Continue reading “Screensaver Dreams”
Category Archives: trailering
Travels With Milton, Successfully Going Nowhere
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Milton took his first step towards being given freedom of the pasture when left alone. Rodney has had this privilege for a while. He has much less separation anxiety than Milton does. [Rodney’s Semi-Permanent Gold Star] For this adventure, Rodney was loaded up and driven around theContinue reading “Travels With Milton, Successfully Going Nowhere”
Travels With Rodney, New Arena
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney checked out a new work space over the weekend, D&D Arena. That makes six, including home. The other four are Stepping Stone Farm, Falcon Hill Farm, Full Circle Horse Park, & Inanda Stables. While facilities in the backyard would be convenient, thisContinue reading “Travels With Rodney, New Arena”
The Next Step In Rodney’s Trailering Education
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Stopping for groceries. Waiting the trailer is a useful skill. Once when we arrived at Stepping Stone Farm, we had to hold a few minutes before we could unload without causing consternation to a horse and rider in the ring next to where we parked. Fortunately,Continue reading “The Next Step In Rodney’s Trailering Education”
Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. How did Rodney get what looks to be an overreach injury on a rear fetlock? Turns out it has to do with the way he stands on the trailer. We have a slantload (prefer straightloads, small rant [not back]). Previous Horse used to park himself inContinue reading “Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices”
Onwards!
Random Images The world is vast & weird. Wishing all of us successful adventures in 2020. Whatever success means to you. Whatever adventure means to you. Clearly, for me, both of these involve a horse trailer. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Take Time To Mark The Milestones
Training Journal Milestone: Rodney, standing by himself, tied to the trailer, while we both go off to do other things. When you finally achieve normal, you need to stop and remember that there was a time, not too long ago, when normal seemed out of reach. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott