Horses & Other Interests
Gotta love a town that advertises a horse show on a billboard.
Why were we in Lexington? You’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out. (Unless you followed me on Instagram over the weekend, @rodneyssaga.)
Hint: It was not Saddlebreds.
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Katherine Walcott
After our initial success [Group Ride], the next time in the ring we played the mirror game.
We did drill team patterns during the walk warm-up, i.e. walking up opposite sides of the ring in parallel, passing at C/A, staying 180o from each other on a circle. This involved a lot of halt practice for Rodney. Dude has a big stride.
For individual work, one of us would do a pattern and other would have to match it. Milton is farther along than Rodney, but I was able to challenge them at a walk with a figure eight and spiral-in/spiral out.
I think this will be a good exercise for all four of us, particularly as the days get shorter 😦 and as Rodney & I are able to do more 🙂 .
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Katherine Walcott
We have a new feature. We worked both horses in the ring at the same time: Greg, ground-driving/long-lining; me, riding. After warming up at a walk together, Rodney would park and watch Milton, then vice versa. Lather, rinse, repeat.
From a work point of view, not much happened. We milled around, did a few figures, stood.
From a mental point of view, it was a huge success. Rodney was as relaxed as he’s been outside of a dressage lesson (Rodney loves Mr. E.). He’d work quietly, then stand around yawning. For those who don’t speak horse, yawning is a release rather than a sign of boredom.
It’s good thing. I think Rodney liked the company.
Milton didn’t seem to care one way or the other.
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Katherine Walcott
The Blue Sword
Robin McKinley
Greenwillow 1992, Ace 1987
McKinley on Rodney’s Saga
Fantasy & Science Fiction Cover Art
Happy Trails
Show Report: Alabama Charity Championship, Decatur AL
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M Authors on Rodney’s Saga
Mycio [From the Shelves II]
Mineta [Texan in Tokyo, Blog & Books]
Millard [Images of America: Kentucky’s Saddlebred Heritage]
McCloud [Cross-Fertilization]
Mann [Goldisnoot Revisited]
This Year
[L is for Lewis]
[K is for Krementz]
[J is for Journal]
[I is for Ipcar]
[H is for Hatch]
[G is for Gray]
[F is for Francis]
[E is for Endicott]
[D is for Doty]
[C is for Cooper]
[B is for Brown]
[A is for Anderson]
Past Years
[2016 Alphabet] [2015 Alphabet]
Project explanation [AlphaBooks 2017]. Open to recommendations for the remaining letters. Which books would you choose?
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Katherine Walcott
“Behind The Scenes: Jennifer Mellace, Magazine Editor”
USDF Connection
June 2017
United States Dressage Federation
A short interview with a magazine editor.
©2017 United States Dressage Federation. Used by permission. Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher.
Previous Posts [Behind The Scenes]
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Katherine Walcott
June Instagram from @rodneyssaga.
Alas, due to a scoring error, the champion tricolor was only visiting [Show Report].
Previous May 2017
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Katherine Walcott
MTCC HDT
Shelbyville TN, USA
June 17, 2017
[Show Report]
[Show Photos]
With open source music & permission of videographer.
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Katherine Walcott
Virtual Brush Box 