State of the Blog: Another Aborted Twitter Adventure

@RodneysSaga – active briefly, inactive once again. @RodneySagaBlog – active, for now. Post alerts, except for weekends [Weekends Off]. Aside from a set of horse show tweets [Nationals], I had not Twittered since January of 2016. Then came Rolex 2017. I followed anyone who was posting on websites, Facebook, or Instagram. I even resurrected myContinue reading “State of the Blog: Another Aborted Twitter Adventure”

Living Virtually

[End-of-month post on blogging. List of previous eom posts.] Blog research has been an excellent excuse for causing major hitpoints to our data plan looking for up-to-the-minute information on the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event last week. I even dipped into the USEF Network videos for cross-country and show jumping. Usually, I don’t touch video. ItContinue reading “Living Virtually”

From Inside The Ropes

Day 6 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Time to be positive. Originally, I planned to indulge in a rant on the state of American riding, cross-country and otherwise. However, after reading Donna Freedman’s post on not cluttering up email inboxes, I realize any complaints would only add onlyContinue reading “From Inside The Ropes”

Foto Friday: Celebrity Mounted Games

Day 5 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The best show on the grounds is Big Name Riders doing cameos in the Prince Phillip Cup. For the nonhorsefolks among us that means big people on small ponies playing horseback games at top speed. This works because a) so manyContinue reading “Foto Friday: Celebrity Mounted Games”

Digital Killed the Party

Day 4 of my Journey of the Spirit to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The press tent isn’t fun anymore. I have the gray hair. I’ve done the time. Let the curmudgeoning begin. Back in the day, when the competition and the press conferences were over, writers and photographers were done. No horses to photograph.Continue reading “Digital Killed the Party”