Text Art: Z is for Zebra

letter 2015 Z
Zebras have black skin underneath their hair.
Zebra stripes are unique to each individual.
San Diego Zoo: Zebra

Alphabet 2015
Y is for Yeast
W is for Weave Poles
V is for Vest
U is for Unguent
T is for Tweet
S is for Stepping Stone
R is for Rodney
Q is for Quilt
P is for Peppermint
O is for Outstanding
N is for Nail
M is for Mathilda
L is for Longe Line
K is for Kopertox(R)
J is for Jump
I is for Irons
H is for Hay
G is for Green Grass
F is for Feed
E is for Eventing
D is for Dressage
C is for Caesar
B is for Boot
A Is For Appaloosa
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Show Today: Winter Tournament 2015 #1, B&W

Sam ears 3 trimmed

I was asked who I wanted to ride at this show. Who do I always want to ride? [Whither Now] Sam, of course. [Sultan’s Miracle Man, HOY Nomination]

Con
Be brave! Be fierce! There is no growth without challenge.

Pull my socks up. Ride all the horses the nice lady is kind enough to offer. No progress comes from puttering along in a rut. Every horse has something to teach.

Pro
I have enough trauma – real or imagined – at home.

Stepping Stone is my haven to remember why I like to ride. Simple rides increase confidence as well as competence. Riding horses that overwhelm will freak me out, not build me up.

Compromise
I asked for Sam at this first show. Then, I will gird my loins and attempt to crawl out of my cave in order to ride another horse at the second and third shows.

Future
Still utterly no clue what I will do when next season starts. [WNSSV] Show? Not show? Riding? Driving? Academy? Suit? ASB? TB? Winter Tournament does not require that any decisions be made.

Photo of Me

Saddle Seat Wednesday
A rider (driver) is nowhere without a good horse. Photo by Melissa Croxton
A rider (driver) is nowhere without a good horse.
Photo by Melissa Croxton

If you have deja vu, this originally appeared in my tweet stream from the 2015 Perry show [Show Tweets]

Since the end of 2014, the cover photo on my personal Facebook page has been from the 2014 Perry show [Report].

Waiting Photo by Mom
Waiting
Photo by Mom

Seemed suitable to update my page with a photo from this year’s show. It got so much Like that I decided it deserved a post. People think it’s a good picture of me.

I think it’s a good picture of Sam & Big.

Latest Additions to the Blog Stable

Doctor Whooves MLP

“Dr. Hooves, also known as Dr. Whooves or Time Turner, is a background male Earth pony with an hourglass cutie mark. The character, unnamed in the show, was given the name “Doctor Whooves” by fans (as a reference to the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who, created by the BBC), which was adopted by the show’s crew,[7] and only later was the character explicitly given the name “Time Turner”.”
Friendship Is Magic Wiki: Dr. Hooves

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Our Version of Doctor Whooves

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Foto Friday: Doctor Whooves

Iceland Imports, Guest Flyer

When Linda came back from Iceland [Riding in Reykjavik], she brought me a fistful of glossy flyers replete with beautiful scenery and gallant horses. (Not ponies. Despite their size, Icelandic horses are never ponies). This is the one that caught my eye. What can I say, I am a sucker for discovering a whole category of information whose existence I had not even suspected. Biosecurity. Who knew?

Iceland quar 1

Iceland quar 2

Iceland quar 3

Flyer produced by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority.

“In their native country they have few diseases; and as a result Icelandic law prevents horses from being imported into the country and exported animals are not allowed to return.” Visit Iceland: The Icelandic Horse

Nor can you bring in used riding gear, not even gloves. Riding clothes have to be washed &/or disinfected 5 days prior. (How do they know?) Riding equipment

Fascinating.