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Recent Blog Posts
Hillcrest Farm Schooling Show – 11/21/2020
With Covid-19 still an issue, a lot of people have to adapt to get the job done. Here is a trainer with a mask trying to get her message across. I bet hands and body gestures are used much more nowadays than they used to be.
TTC -Dressage/CT/Jumper Show – 10/31/2020
The most recent Dressage, Combined Test, and Jumper show at TTC was on October 31, 2020. It also happened to be Halloween. Besides the usual enjoyment and family fun, there were costumes. Riders in costume, spectators in costume and even horses in costume. I saw at big cat (leopard?), a pumpkin, a witch and lots of creative use of hair/mane color …
TTC – English Fun Hunter Show – 10/24/2020
This was the largest show I have experienced at TTC. Because of the huge entry, there was a distinct possibility of not being able to complete before dark. Therefore, the schedule for the day was juggled with some split classes and other combined classes . . .
Memories (Part II) – Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games are held on the second full weekend in July at MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina. The annual four-day Scottish festival is the largest gathering of Scottish Clans in North America, and is truly impressive with hundreds of different tartans, spectacular athletic competitions, excellent food, and Celtic music.
Unfortunately, the 2020 event was cancelled . . .
Memories – Heavy Rebel Weekender Car Show
The Heavy Rebel Weekender, is a music and car festival held downtown Winston-Salem NC in early July for almost 20 years. In 2020 the live event was cancelled and replaced by an online event.
In lieu of the real thing, I recently went through my archives . . .
TTC – English Hunter Fun Show – 06/27/2020
At an English Hunter Fun Show at TTC, there are two classes where the judge answers questions or shares interesting pieces of advice individually or to the group. During “a Judge’s View”, I normally take a quick break while there is this lull in the action.
However, at the Hunter show on June 27, I happened to be standing right next to the judge’s box when the riders gathered around on their horses, looking up towards the judge. I noticed the soft sunlight reflecting off the white wall of the judges box was creating some flattering lighting conditions . . .