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The blank rock face rises to become the stone wall of a house, at the very top, leaning over the edge, is this dog…barking, barking, barking at us for being so close to his house. He’s pretty tiny in this … Continue reading →

This guy helps the police at the first of three passport controls one passes on the way to take a train.

I see some, though not a terribly lot, of smaller dogs on the street here. They don’t look starved, they seem car savvy, and they clearly have someplace to be…they’re not lost, they are going some place.

This picture is taken looking out of our room in Samarkand. The exterior of the building is blank walls, inside is a small paradise garden. Morning Glories grow up grape vines, shading the walkways and balconies of the inner courtyard. … Continue reading →

This puppy has the same wonderful eye markings Chico does.

This sweet little corner table is in the garden at our hotel. Today we head for Barskoon, and tomorrow we start riding.

I won’t string this out forever, below are Saturday’s runs. The day started with Jumpers (all the contact obstacles were already off the course from the previous afternoon’s Jumpers), and ended with Standard. In Jumpers, Chico dropped a bar, got … Continue reading →

Next class of the day on Friday was Standard. We had great start until an off course, which might have been forgiven at this level if Chico hadn’t taken the tire from the wrong side before he took it from … Continue reading →