Virtual Brush Box

I’m happy that tomorrow morning at 4:44 am CST/10:44 am UTC, the sun will be heading back this way. Yay! More light! Longer barn evenings! Local Times

Most people count the whole day as the December Solstice. However, the Solstice is actually at a specific moment – when the Sun is exactly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn. 10 Things About the December Solstice

 

Photo is from Nationals 2015 [Show Report Sorta] that I was too grumpy to post [Perspective]. Purchased from Sandra Hall Photography.

You may notice that my stellar steed has his mouth open. This was a victory pass. He was running away with me … at a trot. ASBs can do that.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

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Logo
Pretty Postcard
Hidden Message
Runic, Kinda
A Superabundance of Swashes
Sushi Village
Colors
ASL
Gallifreyan
Easter 2016
Wooden Blocks
Handwriting, Guest Artist
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For my reference & because I like my lists to be complete

12 image posts, above

4 quasi-lettering posts
Say It With Chocolate
The Sporting Life I, Sports
The Sporting Life II, Equipment
The Sporting Life III, Host Cities

4 text posts
Invitation
Motivation
Definitions
Definitions of Terms

 

26 alphabet posts [Letter Art: A to Z 2106]

3 skipped lettering entirely
Mares and Foals in Mexico, Mother’s Day 2016, Guest Photos
Day of Rest
Guest Cats: Caroline, Henry, & Kitty Wampus

2 recap posts
1 more Sunday this year
for a total of 52 Sundays in 2016.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Last week was a series of retrospectives. So what was it like trying remember all the horses I have ever ridden?

Surprisingly easy. Horses I owned, past & present. Horses I leased. Horses I rode regularly. Horses I rode once.

Names were harder, particularly IHSA or camp horses. Years were way harder than I expected. Was it late this year or early that? When in doubt, I ascribed events to separate years, for easy of display. Reality is +/- three months either way.

The years from 10 to 19 had the most variety. I suspect this is true of most people, whether or not they are involved with horses. I started off as a 10 year old in the middle of Manhattan, ended as a college student with horse of my own.

My 20s were about owning a horse and the concomitant buying and selling, Since I was boarding, a horse who didn’t work out had to move on.

My 30s & 40s had much activity by less overt change. Mathilda decorated our backyard all of those 20 years. Caesar was with us for 17 of them. Lots of riding, lessons, showing, falls, victories, lamenesses, illnesses, recoveries, and so on. The day-to-day life of taking care of horses.

My 50s are going to be fabulous. Onwards!

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Horses I have ridden.
Horses I have OWNED.

Horses
MATHILDA
RODNEY
Horses of Stepping Stone Farm: Trump, Sam, Alvin, Iggy, & others
Horse Shopping, looked at 13, rode very few.
MILTON
Horses of Whip Hand Farm: Lyricc, Bliss, & honorable mention to Jewel, who I have met and petted, but not driven.

Milestones
2014, age 51, Mathilda 😦 Milton 🙂
The rest is blog.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Horses I have ridden.
Horses I have OWNED.

Horses
CAESAR
MATHILDA
Einstein
Moses
Miscellaneous single riding lessons, AL: James Hale, El Gezira, Windwood, Black Jack.
Horse Shopping, looked at ~50, rode 24.
RODNEY
Horses of Stepping Stone Farm: Sam, Buster & others

Milestones
2009, age 46, Caesar died peacefully at home. First horse for whom I was able to provide a forever home.
2010, age 47, bought Rodney. [Rodney in Horse Illustrated]
2012, age 49, first lesson at SSF. [Sam I Am]

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Horses I have ridden.
Horses I have OWNED.

Horses
BENTLEY
Horses of the IHSA
Horses of Avenel: Tory, Prinney, & others
Horse Shopping, don’t remember but must have done
JEEPERS
George
Horses of Hi-Horse Farm, my side-saddle years
Horse Shopping, 3 or so
CAESAR
Patient Little Horse [Husband Training]
MATHILDA

Milestones
1985, age 22, Bentley finally convinced me that he REALLY didn’t want to be an event horse [Reverse Epiphany]. Sent him to a sales barn where they turned him into a hunter and sold him.
1986, age 23, bought second horse.
1988, age 25, frustrated with ongoing foot issues, I allowed a trainer to talk me into letting her take Jeepers to a sale, where she told me she found him a good retirement home. I am an idiot.
1989, age 26, bought Caesar, aka Previous Horse. [In Defense]
1991, age 28, Greg bought Mathilda. Brought horses to backyard. Experienced steep horsemanship learning curve. Kissed vacations good-bye. Wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott