In Which I Stare, Blinking, Into the Future

Writing

 

What happened to the USDF articlettes [List]?

I am still doing them, 10 per year. The last one posted was February [USDF Interview: Heidi Degele, Dressage-Horse Sales Agent]. Since then, interviews have covered equestrian video (March), mental skills (April), breeder (May), & massage (June). When I restarted the blog [Bright-Eyed, Bushy-Tailed], I decided to stop posting them.

1) I want to use Saturdays as an opportunity for original writing, rather than leaning on writing clips as filler.

2) Clips belong on a writer’s page, something I am sidling towards, along with reinvigorating my writing career. Example page: Jennifer O. Bryant. This is the editor at USDF Connection.

Although, to be truthful, the professional range displayed on Jennifer’s site inspires a small amount of overwhelm and a strong desire to crawl back under my rock.

Onwards!

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

New Title, New Instagram … or Not

Photography, Blogging


Looking Forward
Originally, I changed the name on the blog Instagram account, but did not change the address, as with the blog itself [About].

Now, I have started a new account so the name and address match, as with the blog’s Twitter account [New Title, New Twitter]. The new account is Virtual Brush Box, @virtualbrushbox.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BlD3EL9FqsH/

 

Update: New account has been deleted by Instagram. Trying to figure out why. Retrieval process says the account is active. Later, now they want me to “reply to this email and attach a photo of yourself holding a hand-written copy of the code below.” Seriously? Sounds like spam to me, although I can’t figure out the advantage. I find I have been inspired to take a vacation from Instagram.

Looking Backward
Last Instagram from the @rodneyssaga account, posts from May, June & July 2018. Previous Instagram recap [May 2018].

CotH: Haflinger Adventure: Personalities And Preparation

 

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Faint Praise

Adventures in Saddle Seat

My canter on Posh continues to be a work in progress [Not A Post: Saddle Seat, scroll down].

The Most Improved Award can be a dubious honor. No, I will not be posting the video. What you can see in the still is bad enough. In my mind, I was sitting up regally straight and Posh had the elegant head position of a chess piece. Why I am in two-point and why Posh is thundering around, I have no idea.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Finding the Solution to Gastric Issues, Unfortunately

Horsekeeping

 

We have stopped the Purina Outlast [not a post]. Over the years, we have tried so many solutions for sensitive horse stomachs: Outlast, ranitidine [Say Aaaah!/Update], Tums. Maalox, yeast [Tiger Whistle], and a variety of additives that Rodney was on when he arrived. We stopped for various reasons, from lack of availability – ranitidine [Zeno] & yeast [not], to lack of results – the initial goops, to wandering off to try new things – Tums, Maalox, Outlast. Maybe we saw minor changes for the good. Maybe we wanted to see minor changes for the good. Nothing definitive.

The answer is UlcerGard. It works. It’s ridiculously expensive. The rest pale in comparison. YMMV.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

The Halter of Shame

Horsekeeping

 

When you break your halter and have to wear the spare.

Milton has a red shipping halter. Rodney has a green shipping halter. The spare is black. The spare was used for Alvin’s costume last Halloween [It’s a Rat Race].

Since the job of the spare is to hang on the bridle rack, I left on the mouse ears and whiskers to jazz up the trailer dressing room. Thus was born the Halter of Shame.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott