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
Yep, I sure did use a pun in the title today. Why not? Anyway, there are some little sprouts popping up in the garden now; mainly lettuce and squash. Have to admit, I was a little worried about things washing away or getting too wet over the weekend (with all the rain we had on … More Lettuce look at the new sproutlings
I gotta say, I’ve been pretty lucky in life when it comes to opportunities, and quick on my feet to jump on them. That was the case two years ago, in early August of 2018. I saw a chance to take a columnist/opinions position at the UT Daily Beacon, the University of Tennessee’s editorially independent … More The end of an era
Recently (as in April 4th), Hank and I tried a bit of Western Dressage through the online “show” Dressage Show Online. Yesterday, April 8th, we received our scores for the two tests we filmed and submitted. And wouldn’t you know it, we didn’t do half bad. In the few days between submitting and getting results … More A goal and a score
I have to admit, my motivation has been low these past few weeks. Imagine the perceived “senioritis” that happens to upperclassmen – now times that by a hundred. Do I want to do art, sketching and painting and creating, something I haven’t done seriously in several years? Hmm … maybe, but I don’t know if … More The balancing act of work, school, and … quarantine?
With nearly all travel-to shows being cancelled across the globe for equestrians, it seems the only way for these folks to get their competition fix is online, provided their barn hasn’t shut down due to the virus. Virtual horse shows aren’t a foreign concept – they’ve actually been around for several years now. They are, … More Loping into the world of virtual shows
It’s a Monday morning and I took care of quite a lot over the weekend. I guess first I should start on Saturday, when I spent nearly 7 hours at the barn getting ready for and filming 13 classes/tests for three different virtual horse shows. (The filming only took about 3 hours, and that includes … More A waiting game
Roaming Appaloosa 