Technically I should have written this post at the beginning of July, because July 2012 is when I officially became Simon’s owner. I’m a few weeks late, but I wanted to show some transformation pictures to show y’all how far we’ve come. He went from being the scraggly horse that not many people thought was worth much, to a solid citizen with a job and some small success (that I’m sure will grow!). The biggest surprise to me is that…
A lot has changed since the first time I evaluated our SWOTs and I snagged the original idea from this post from Viva Carlos. Let’s be honest – I snag most motivational tools that remind me what I need to work on from her blog, because it’s the bestest. I looked back on the first post the other day, and realized that a ton has changed since March and July… so even though spring and summer are pretty close time…
I visit my friend in Wellington, FL every year and stay at the luxurious farm she works at located in Grand Prix Village… but that’s not her only residence throughout the year. Years ago when I lived in New England, I visited the farm’s summer location in Saratoga, NY. Saratoga is a cool, artsy little town with a lot of horse history and the farm is not too shabby either!
I recently had a discussion with some folks about the worst “guilty pleasure” movie you’ve ever seen. For me this is probably almost every horse movie ever made. Don’t get me wrong, there are some good ones. Seabiscuit is my personal favorite. Black Beauty makes me cry every damn time, and The Black Stallion is an all time classic. But some movies, oh some movies. How far have they fallen. The Young Black Stallion Disney, you should have left this one…
I won’t lie, things have been a little dull around here lately. Don’t get me wrong, dull can be a great thing. It means your horse isn’t trying to kill himself (again), and you’re happy with your barn, etc. Dull though is not a good thing for blogging fodder. So instead of bore you with intense descriptions of trot circles and canter transitions (our theme for this week), I’ve created a little “this or that” – equestrian style. If you’re…
Today is really frustrating me for a wide variety of reasons. The post I had for today is going to happen later this week, and instead you’re going to endure my True Blood obsession for a little bit. Horse shows have a lot of feelings, often in a manic kind of way. Laughter? Tons. Crying? Oh yes. If you’ve never been to a horse show, it’s hard to explain the drama involved. I’m going to do so with True Blood…
The only better thing than showing at our local Summer Circuit is hanging out with barn friends and taking pictures all day. Another plus to this is that I can leave at will, and am not stuck at the Expo center for 4 days in a row. That is a long, long time to be at the Expo center in Austin. If you haven’t been there, you just have to take my word for it. For some horses, there is…
Once upon a time I was a poor college kid (or recently out of college) with a little equine photography business, and I took my first paying farm call. The owner wanted some pictures of her saddleseat bred Arabians trotting liberty for a sales ad. Being young and fresh, the horses offered up a lot more galloping and trotting but it sure led to some beautiful photos. Even though arabians aren’t “my breed”, these are still some of my favorite…