Many of us are followers especially in a circumstance that’s new to us, a
circumstance where we may lack surety or self-confidence. “If you don’t know where to
go, go where someone has gone before!” But this approach won’t always work to your
benefit. I remember judging a show back in the day when Training Level 3 included a 20
m half circle from B to E. This was an adult amateur class first thing after lunch, and the
ring had just been dragged. Not a single hoof print was evident when the first rider
began her test. Her novice half circle was more of an hyperbola worthy of Halley’s
Comet. Predictably those neat hoof prints like magnets attracted the next six adult
amateurs to follow exactly the same errant path.
Category Archives: Blaggo Archives
(Click on each title to read the article)
Tabula Rasa
(“The arena . . . has been visited by a divine protractor.”)
Joyriding into Cyberspace
(“Why-go-to-France-if-I’ve-been-to-Epcot?”)
My Advice: Accept Only Substitutes
(“. . . a kit for turning a pool noodle into a schoolmaster . . . pool noodle not included”)
And If You Remember, Then Follow
(“. . . the way you’d imagine flying would feel without the need of wings.”)
Take a Chance, Take a Chance
(“He could canter around endlessly on the forehand chasing his center of gravity”)
Dive! Dive! Dive! (Not)
(“Heck, I even had music that played on a Victrola at 78 rpm.”)
Incredible Edibles
(“. . . and if the bear tries to get onto the porch . . .”)
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
(“Everything’s fine . . . but don’t come in here!”)
Getting in Shape
(“I may not make very round circles, but I can sure cut those corners pretty well!”)