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Acting As If: Lady Of Livery - I knew something was up, that something was out of joint: I have been out of ‘real’ time for the last while, between bereavement and jet lag ? a lethal combo, do try to avoid it as best you can, is my advice to you ? so I knew I was in trouble the moment [...]
Riding in Cars with Dads - John James Conley: 22 June, 1941 ? 12 March, 2013 It’s winter, January, and in Ireland, the sun is already going down at 2 in the afternoon. The light is blue and chilly and sharp, and yet you can see, just around the edges of the sky, a bit of warmth, a bit of what [...]
New Half Chaps: My Big 2013 Purchase - Very much liking. I was actually terribly bummed last week, when, between the rain and the gales and not wanting to walk up the long, long lane in the weather, I had to wait to wear these. These are, as ever, from my favourite chaps place, justchaps.com. The craziest thing happened! I got an email [...]
My Half Chaps: Worn Out in All the Right Places - I only noticed what a wreck these half chaps were the other day. I mean, I knew they were getting some wear and tear, but they are actually in utter bits. I am very proud. Not only because I’m not going off and spending money where I needn’t ? sure, these’ll go another three or [...]
If You Love Something, Set it Free? [The Miracle: Part V] - A couple of weeks ago ? see, I didn’t even bother writing about this, because honestly, this is like the eleventy billionth post on this topic. A couple of weeks ago, I walked into the building at the yard where the lockers are, and I noticed out of the corner of my eye, as I [...]
Modern Technology Meets Horses, Works - My go-to website for ordering stuff is robinsonsequestrian.com, and I generally take a spin round their place whenever they send me an email, which is, er, twice a week. Or so. Ha, ha. So there’s this hat, right? It comes in either blue or pink ? like, a powdery, lavendery blue, and a magenta-ish pink. [...]
Fifty Shades of Hooray! Or: Extremely Kind and Incredibly Stunned - Some friends made me a gift of that Airowear Outlyne Body Protector that I was lusting after. Holy wow, it is the most amazing thing that has happened to me in a long time. In, maybe, ever. So what happened was: My friend texted me to ask, did I get the letter she sent me? [...]
Fifty Shades of Neigh: Body Protector Lust - It’s not like I had the money to spend, but nevertheless: at the Dublin Horse Show, I went and tried on some new gear. I am trying to remember when I got the John Lewis yoke that I’ve been using… I’d say maybe three years ago, at least? Getting used to being sandwiched in that [...]
The Will to Power < 2012 Style - I’ve written about this before, but things have changed. I wrote this, specifically, five-ish years ago: Where does it cross the line, though, into irreparability? Is there room for compromise, for example? ‘It’ = getting the horse doing what he’s meant to do. Is there room for compromise? How do I adjust, allowing for the [...]
I Will Not React, I Will Not, I Won?t! - I AM, KIND OF. I came to tweeting reluctantly. I thought it was nonsense, and then, encouraged convincingly by a pal, I began. It is fun! I find that I tweet about sports and food and the weather, mainly ? oh, and bus journeys. Posts from both this horsey one, and my beauty one automatically [...]
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