The Idea of Order: The Disgruntled Lesson Horse
Sometimes the running commentary is unnecessary…
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Greetings, Fellow Small Predators!
We’ve had another week sans any 24-hour attention from the national media regarding our weather, so that seems like a win for everyone. 🤔😅
Still being in the midst of playing catch up, this week’s comic is a retread: The Disgruntled Lesson Horse.
Now, before anyone forgets their sense of humor, I’m not bagging on lesson horses. 😅 We all know they’re worth their weight in gold, even (maybe especially) the ones that are a bit trickier, tougher, and more clever. Those are the ones that, if we are lucky and dedicated, make us riders and maybe even trainers.
That being said, I do imagine they would have *quite* a lot to say about some of our, er, *antics* in the saddle.😱🤣
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 14-year-old Dutch gelding, and Milona DG, a 7 year old KWPN chestnut mare (you can make your own inferences there…). Visit her website at www.theideaoforder.com.
Milona DG and I. Photo (c) Q2 Photography.
