Button Debate Settled

Saddle Seat Wednesday

Back when I got my show clothes, I asked y’all about the disposition of the bottom vest button [New]. Done or undone? Custom and consensus voted for leaving it undone.

However, Reagan says, button it.

Reagan Upton is a reigning multiple & repeat National Champion and Stepping Stone Farm’s final arbiter on all matters sartorial. She thinks undone looks untidy.

National Horseman July 2016, Extra
National Horseman
July 2016, Extra

She has spoken. Henceforth, all my buttons shall be buttoned.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Drought

Yesterday was our 57th day without rain.

The last measurable rain in Birmingham was on September 18 with 0.32?. The last time we had over one inch in a 24 hour period came on July 30, when the total was 1.33?. No rain has been measured so far in November … We blew past the record of 52 dry days in a row (set in 1924) last week.
James Spann, AlabamaWX Weather Blog: Drought Conditions Continue To Intensify

Upside
Beautiful, sunny days. We did not freeze our valuables off at Nationals. I realize this is short-term gain for long-term loss.

Dry, tough hooves. No mud to pull shoes. Multiple resets.

Downside
Hay. Rumbles are starting about shortages over the winter. We are thinking about supplementing with a hay replacement.

Thrush. Despite the epic dryness. Rodney has it in all four feet; Milton, in one. It is deep, deep down between the clefts of the frog. So deep that I have to use a Q-tip to jam the meds in. The frog is so hard and inflexible that no air is circulating through there. Anaerobic delight.

Hope your weather has been more reasonable.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Nicknames

Growing up in the 70s, I was huge fan of two characters:

One: Big, brown, very sweet, & kinda dumb.
Two: Small, gray, quick, & clever.

Do you recognize them? The answer is …

MOOSE and SQUIRREL!

We are contemplating a group costume:

Rodney as Bullwinkle J. Moose
Milton as Rocket “Rocky” J. Squirrel
Katherine as Natasha Fatale
Greg as Boris Badenov

I don’t know that we will ever get organized enough to pull this off. Meanwhile, we are endlessly amusing ourselves referring to Rodney as Moose/Bullwinkle and Milton as Squirrel/Rocky.

mental_floss: 11 Things You Should Know About Rocky & Bullwinkle
Hokey Smoke!: The History of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Wiki: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

Do you have entertaining horse/dog/cat/people(?) nicknames?

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Letter Art: Pretty Postcard

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The Kickstarter campaign Lettering your Life – By Hand was soliciting funds to start a lettering business. Figuring everyone deserves a chance to follow their weird, I contributed at the Personalized Postcard level. (Blog post!) This was my reward.

Disclosure: None. Project creator is a total stranger. What I know is what you see.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Match Game

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Can you match 36 pairs of equine ears to their blog homes? The contest put on by Peace & Carrots has passed, so any participation would be for giggles and the chance to explore a large number of horse blogs.

Entries: Peace & Carrots: Between the Ears Contest!

Identification: Peace & Carrots: Between the Ears Results/Answers!

Caveat: The contest is officially over. The winner has been named. While I was able to make an announcement for submissions [Title Question], the contest itself opened and closed while I was consumed with Nationals.

Disclosure: I participated (not gonna tell you which one), did not send in any guesses (see above), and won the random prize drawing.

Good Luck!

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott