I’ll admit it, I’m starting to get hooked on Western Dressage, and not just because Hank looks so good doing it. It’s actually started helping us in our other disciplines. A month ago, it was common to see Hank loping around fairly fast with his head up in the air. Now – even after just … More The drive of Dressage
Now that we’ve seemed to settle into a new normal, there are a few things I’ve noticed. One, my overall routine hasn’t changed too much. I still go to the barn (now everyday) to take care of and ride Hank. I still wait around every evening pushing off the inevitable assignment for an hour or … More Quranthinking
It’s been a full week since we adopted Ranger from the Sevier County Humane Society, so I thought I would jot down some tidbits about what I’ve noticed about him so far. He doesn’t like to be left alone. This is probably a given, since his previous owner passed away, leaving him and his mixed-breed … More The settling of an otter
I talked about our first try at Western Dressage back at the beginning of April, showing my scores and judge’s comments. I’ve even got a YouTube video posted with a voice-over of our scores and judge’s comments for our first two (ever!) tests. By some stroke of luck, we managed to get first in both … More With progress comes rewards
It’s another one of those gloomy, rainy days. The kind of day that makes you want to listen to Simon and Garfunkel and drink tea while gazing wistfully out the window. Yeah, that kinda day. The end of the semester is fast approaching – I only have two classes left, and only one meets via … More The times, they are a’changin’
Yesterday was a flurry of activity that I’m still trying to make heads and tails of. For some reason my mom thought it would be a good idea to go to a humane society a couple of counties over and pick up a collie/pyranees puppy that had just come in. So I said alright, sure … More King of the range
At the beginning of April, Hank and I entered three online horse shows: a western dressage show, a stock horse show, and an open show. Two of these shows offer the competitors the chance to watch their competition complete their runs in a given class, which is useful to see how you compare to the … More Standing on the saddle soap box
It’s another rainy Monday, which knocks me out from working in the garden (although it’s looking pretty good so far). So, in lieu of shots of sprouts I’ve got some shots of powder thrown at Hank. As part of my Photo II class we were assigned two self-defined projects. (It was three projects and included … More Horsepow(d)er
Had the great fortune to go out and drive around yesterday, trying to find photos for a class assignment. Made my way down to UT’s campus, walking around for about 30 minutes. 1 o’clock in the afternoon and I saw less than ten people – completely unheard of a little over a month ago at … More Signs of the times
Another pretty light day today in terms of actual content, at least writing-wise. Here’s a slew of photos I’ve taken for classes over the past month and a half during this time of social distancing: Food – JEM 490, Advanced Photojournalism These were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T2i, 18-35mm lens. Natural daylight from … More Food, Photos, and Social Distancing
Roaming Appaloosa 