To Show or Not To Show
I wasn’t going to the show this weekend. Truly. The plan was to show less than last year. This year was to be for learning, for letting my budget recover, and for bonding with the home team.
Then, the day before the trailer left, I had an outstanding lesson. The kind of lesson where things go well. The kind of lesson where things go well because of how you ride. The kind of lesson that makes you think, ‘Hey, I don’t suck.’
I remembered how much I like riding Sam. I remembered how much I like showing. I remembered how much I like riding Sam at a show. I am lucky to have sufficient time and money. What exactly was keeping me from showing?
A long way of saying I am at a show today. To the surprise of no one but me.
Sultan’s Miracle Man.
Sandra Hall Photography.
Used with permission.
No tweets. Hope to post results today. Full report scheduled for Wednesday.
Update: 3/6, 3/6, 0/17. Had a blast.
Foto Friday: Happiness is a Afternoon Hay Snack
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Outtake
Combined Driving Lesson
Our first combined driving lesson with Kate Bushman of Franklin, TN.
Custom Ornament from Hamer & Clay
Saddle Seat Wednesday
I read about these on The $900 Facebook pony: Hamer & Clay wins Christmas. Want! Without tack & rider, Rodney or Milton would look kinda generic. Who to get? Sam, of course. I sent her a pile of links to various photos with a wodge of instructions, including an invitation to improve my saddle seat position and Mr. Grumpy’s ear position, but not too much, “Us at our best moment, not an us that never existed.”
Nailed it.
Update: How big is it?
Milton’s Real Name
If I ever show Milton at the FEI levels, I will have to pay $1000 or show him under his racing name.
The FEI will first default to the name of the horse in a document issued at birth … (or) … the horse’s first studbook document … (or) … the first original document issued for the horse. Eventing Nation: New FEI Rule Charges $1,000 Fee for Passport Name Changes, Adding Prefixes
If the horse has no documentation, please yourself. I guess.
Clearly, this is not a pressing concern. However, it did make me realize that I never shared his race name. For a compulsive data freak such as myself, this is an inexplicable oversight.
Introducing:
Major Conn
by Bold Executive out of Ginger Gerry
with contributions by Bold Ruler (4 generations back), Northern Dancer (4), & Native Dancer (5)
2 starts, $790
Pedigree Online
Good? Bad? I have no idea. Anyone understand TB bloodlines?
Hipico Del Mar, Guest Photos
From a reader vacationing in Mexico,
We were on our way down a dusty, unpacked dirt road to see the crocodiles, who are now fenced in to protect the tourists. And voila! You just never know.
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More Foreign Barn: El Palomino Ranch, Guest Photo
Virtual Brush Box 