You think I wish to be horseless*? It’s not my fault. The universe is out to get me. (*In contrast to lawn ornaments, of which we have a gracious plenty.) Fairy Godmother had found two barns near last weekend’s show. One looked promising. Genius plan, we will combine efforts. Instructor was already horse shopping forContinue reading “Horse Shopping Jinx”
Category Archives: Weather
To Keep You Amused
A nice moment from an otherwise vile car ride: Must. Work. On. Paying assignment. Will return to unpaid pontification after.
Rain Games
When it came time to take Rodney for his morning walk, an unnamed tropical mess was dropping massive amounts of rain from an upended bucket. Warm water, no wind, no flash bangs. Well, says I, eventing definitely happens in the rain. Jumpers and dressage may also. Off we go. I put on the Halter ofContinue reading “Rain Games”
Welcome Summer
When I was young and spry, I took a hard line with air conditioning. I wasn’t about to waste money & energy on a little discomfort. Then one of our dogs got old. As a big, furry German Shepherd, she took the heat badly. So I would cool the house down to perk her up.Continue reading “Welcome Summer”
We’ll See
The good news is we have lovely new fencing around the field [photo]. The bad news is built-up dirt along the fence line has sent all the water towards the driveway and the barn. The good news is the gravel raised most of the flooring above the water line. The bad news is the entrywayContinue reading “We’ll See”
That Other Horse
I’ve been yapping on about Mathilda a good bit lately. How has the other party been faring? When last we saw Rodney, he had just acquired two front shoes to recover from an abscess. He recovered immediately. He felt terrific. He immediately felt really, really terrific. As in what-hath-I-wrought terrific. Seriously, he bounced around theContinue reading “That Other Horse”
Showing in the Sun
On a hot summer day, let’s take it as read that activities requiring long pants are inherently ridiculous. The only sensible way to ride in the heat is to put on a pair of shorts, hop on bareback, and head to the creek. That said, I went by what I hope to be my newContinue reading “Showing in the Sun”
Virtual Brush Box 