The Idea of Order: ‘Snow Men’?

December 14, 2022Morgane SchmidtMorgane Schmidt, the idea of order#Horse with a sense of humor, #snow men, #THE IDEA OF ORDERComments Off

Or rather, sNOw men…

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Greetings from Sunny Florida, where snow is but a disturbing concept! 😂

Today the low is 65, which is admittedly not very ‘festive’ in the traditional holiday sense, but given my deeply rooted hatred of sNOw, I’ll take it!

This week’s comic is dedicated to all my friends still suffering from the white plague; may you find some humor and joy in your otherwise frozen wasteland. (Also, I have a guest room and some empty stalls if you need to thaw out.) 😅

*Also, this is a nod to the incomparable Calvin and Hobbes, for those curious.

Morgane Schmidt is, among many things, an equestrian who still hasn’t quite decided what she wants to be when she grows up. Author of Life with Horses Is Never Orderly, she knows all about the madness that comes with the equine territory, having owned and competed horses in eventing and dressage for years. A lifelong fan of the classic equestrian cartoons penned by internationally renowned artist Norman Thelwell, she began her own comic series in 2011, sharing deftly funny reflections on life with horses on Horse Nation as well as her personal website. A native Floridian, she spent a decade in Reno, NV, where she was able to confirm her suspicion that snow is utterly worthless (she has since regained her sense and moved back to the Florida swamp). Though she has run the gamut of equestrian disciplines, her favorite is dressage. She has completed her USDF bronze and silver medals and is currently working on her gold. Generally speaking, her life is largely ruled by Woody, a 14.2 hand beastly quarter horse, Willie, a now beastly 12-year-old Dutch gelding, and Milona DG, a 5 year old KWPN chestnut mare (you can make your own inferences there…). Visit her website at www.theideaoforder.com.