The horse show finished today, but I elected to quit while I was ahead yesterday, and did not enter the Classic. Jane and I (and Eddy) went to watch the Maclay Regional Equitation class. Harry and Weedy joined us for a short visit, and Eddy left with them, while Jane and I watched the jumpers. […]
Honor Flight – September 15 Read More »
Clover is home with Jane, and coping after her eye injury. After thinking about it, Jane wonders if the tear in Clover’s third eyelid may have been caused by outdoor cat, Tim Morris. He looks very like Bobby, the indoor cat. Clover was fine at breakfast, then went out to tinkle, and perhaps she approached
Saturday – Horse Show Day 4 – Sept. 14 Read More »
Since our Day 1 classes went well, Jane and I did not show on Thursday. I took Bart to the ring early for some flatwork, and Jane went for an afternoon trail ride with Derry. We went to the horse show to watch our friends, though I was not active with the camera. I did
Friday The Thirteenth – Horse Show Day 3 – Sept 13 Read More »
And It is September 11, a somber anniversary. Twenty-three years ago, we were at a horse show on that awful day. It was a surreal, tragic time, even here in the midwest, where we watched the horrors on television, returning home to empty skies and gas station panic lines. The next day, though, the show
Old Ladies Horse Showing Again – and More – Sept.11 Read More »
Well, this day certainly did not go as planned. Spoiler alert – no horse show news. Mehlers, the erosion project people, called to postpone again, which was not unexpected, our project being small in comparison to many. I brought the horses in, moved the trailer forward for loading Bart, and then Jane called. She had
Best Laid Plans… September 5 Read More »