Summer Plan

For July & August, I have a simple metric: put halters on both horses twice a day.

This means one set of bodywork and one set of groundwork per horse per day. Groundwork as previously discussed: ground driving for Milton, modified ground driving for Rodney [Progress, Roping], walks, hills [Hillwork], and so on. Bodywork to include: zapping [The Good Kind], massage, energy balancing, and so on, decorated with the various unguents of the moment. Sitting on Rodney [A Good Evening] shading into riding Rodney, perhaps. (The Milton + truck + cowboy equation still holds. I try not to think about it.)

I shall continue to retreat from the world [Time Management]. I should be able to volunteer, go out with friends, and still have time to work two horses. However, I don’t seem to have enough spoons. Perhaps when daily doubles become more of an established habit.

Lessons at SSF will continue, at a moderate rate. Come September, I will decide what level of crazy I wish to engage in for Nationals [2013:Saturdays, 2014:two weeks], 2015:two months]. Yes, I’m doing it again this year. Probably. I have made my reservation at Hastings House (Waves hi!) [Promo, Cat Decor]. If nothing else, it’s a chance to show in six big classes (Crosses fingers).

No goals are attached to my summer plan. Put the halters on. Work the horses. See what happens.

So far, so good. Double sessions each day last week, when possible. We’ll see how it goes.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Why I Am Not Passionate About Horses

Why I Am Not Passionate About Horses

Passion implies extraordinary effort.
Passion implies fortitude in the face of adversity.
I am not passionate.
I do what is normal to me.

I ride.
I keep horses at home.
I have been doing this for decades.
This is normal to me.

I can name every horse I rode during high school.
I cannot do this for my teachers.
Ditto college.
This is normal to me.

In high school, I had school friends.
During high school, I had a different set of barn friends.
Ditto college.
This is normal to me.

When house shopping, we looked at the land.
A house can be gutted and remodeled.
Land cannot.
This is normal to me.

The last time I bought non-horse clothes was two years ago.
The last time I bought horse show clothes was two months ago.
My show clothes cost more than my non-horse clothes by a significant factor.
This is normal to me.

I’d rather have a truck than a sports car.
I’d rather have Red Wings than Jimmy Choos.
I’d rather have ribbons than diamonds.
This is normal to me.

If I’m not at my computer, I’m at the barn.
If I’m not on the property, I’m at a riding lesson.
If I’m not in the state, I’m at a horse show.
This is normal to me.

First thing in the morning, I feed.
Before I leave home, I check for ears up.
When I return, I check again.
This is normal to me.

I clean poop. Daily.
I scrub buckets. Daily.
I go out in cold, heat, wind, rain. Daily.
This is normal to me.

Passion implies sacrifice.
Passion implies grit.
I am not passionate.
I do what is normal to me.

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott

Show Photos: NE GA Charity 2016

Saddle Seat Wednesday
Championship Victory Pass! Rachel Kelley Photography Purchased photo
Championship Victory Pass!
Rachel Kelley Photography
Purchased photo
Grand Championship Victory Pass!! Rachel Kelley Photography Purchased photo
Grand Championship Victory Pass!!
Rachel Kelley Photography
Purchased photo

Better posture in the second picture; bigger smile in the first. Sam is, of course, adorable in both.

Northeast Georgia Foothills Charity Horse Show
June 25, 2016
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center
Gainesville GA, USA

Show Reports & Addendum
Rachel Kelley Photography

Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott