I had a list of things I meant to do this weekend. On that list was write several blog posts I’ve been thinking over in my head. What I actually did this weekend was ride my horse, nap, read a book and drink with friends. I regret nothing. To tide you over until I can go home and do all the things tonight, here is a conformation progression of Sir Simon Pants. The change is pretty drastic at first, but…
I will be the first to tell you that I’m an idiot with conformation. I can tell you if a horse is shaped like a donkey or a “foundation dinosaur”, but otherwise that’s about it. So I was super happy to see Breeches & Boat Shoes tackle this topic with information and graphics. I can Photoshop things, so I wanted to give it a try with Mr. Simon to see if he is ideal or not. P.S. – I’m quoting…
I’ve noticed something about my creature lately – he’s turning into kind of a hunk. Granted, I’m partial because I would love this horse if he was skinny and beat with an ugly stick (in fact, I did fall in love when he looked like that) but I seriously think he’s looking good this year. The first thing I noticed was that his bum no longer fits as well in his blankets as it did last year. This is not exciting,…
There’s been a lot in the media lately about photoshop. With celebrities being anti-photoshop (show the world my wrinkles and hips!) or okay with it (show no one my wrinkles and hips!) the topic has gotten a bit polarizing. Simon has conflicted stances on Photoshopping his portfolio. He feels as if a little enhancing could really help him with the “plump, hunter warmblood look.” Without any post processing enhancements, his hope for an AQHA Aged Geldings Halter World Championship would…
I am the first person to admit that I’m a bit of a conformation idiot. I can tell if a horse is shaped like a donkey (and is in fact, a horse… not a donkey) but that’s about as far as it goes. So when I looked at these two comparison pictures, I was kind of like “WAH HE LOOKS THE SAME. No proof of hard work.” Therefore, I whined to Jen. Jen is not a conformation idiot, and said she…
Today is my birthday! Being that I am a Christmas baby, usually we are traveling or Christmas shopping or doing something along those lines on my birthday. This year we stayed in town for the holidays, so that meant I got to do whatever I wanted… which turned out being totally awesome. After birthday breakfast tacos, we headed to the Austin Zoo. This isn’t your average privately funded zoo – all the animals are rescues from roadside circuses, pets gone wrong,…