Five Years Ago Today

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Today is the fifth blogaversary for Rodney’s Saga. [We begin. Again.] I wish I had something deep and life-changing to share with you. Mostly, it’s been me yapping into the void, telling the universe that I exist.

Bottom Line
My blog has a purpose – to keep me from going batshit crazy.
[I’m Baaaaaack … With Camera]

It may not be a high purpose, but it’s been a successful one. What more can I ask from a handful of electrons?

Five For The Blog
In honor of the occasion, I dug up five things that I did as a blogger. All the posts on riding, showing, horse shopping, whining, & celebrating don’t count. I would have done those anyway. These I would not have done without the blog.

Attended a model horse show. [What Happens at a Model Horse Show?]

Wrote a song parody. [When I Was a Colt I Served a Term]

Wrote poems.
[Peregrinatio in Stabilitate], reposted by Horse Nation, Horse Haiku: Eventing
[Placeholder Haiku]
[Armchair Athlete]

Got naked.
[Do I Dare?]
[The Naked Challenge]
[My Thoughts On Posing Naked]
[Rodney’s Thoughts on My Posing Naked]
[7 Answers]

Asked for guest posts. Too many to list. Huge thanks to everyone who took photos, wrote about their projects, and/or shared their lives. I love to hear other people’s stories. If you are interested, put “guest post” in the sidebar search widget. If you are interested in guest posting, let’s talk.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Show Photos, NACHS 2015

Saddle Seat Wednesday

 

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The rest of the photos [Happy] from Nationals 2015 [Show Report Sorta]. Purchased from Sandra Hall Photography.

As you can see, I was very, very happy to place second in the Pleasure Final. I’m not in the group shot. I was hanging around the office waiting to see the judges’ cards from the Equitation Final.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

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Happy Whatever You Feel Like Celebrating

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

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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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Letter Art: Rodney’s Saga 2016

 

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

Milestones

Rodney
Rodney

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