We were at a clinic in Wyoming this week. I’m not saying it was hot, but Mister wouldn’t move from the front of the air-conditioning vent. I watch the breeze waft hair off his body in a near-mystical golden cloud. The air conditioner is doing its best on a hundred-degree day. I compare it to … Read more
Everyday Life. Everyday dawns pink on the prairie. Breakfast with the mares. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life here on the Colorado prairie. My photos are taken with my phone. No psych, definitely not high … Read more
We have a decently healthy herd here at Infinity Farm. We are eight species strong- mostly horses, but our fair share of ruminants as well. Sometimes you can pick up a sick vibe in the herd before you can figure out which animal it is. It’s almost like sensing it out of the corner of … Read more
Near and Far can be places in perception. When I was younger it seemed I was always looking past the things near to me, and reaching for the horizon. The best things seemed farther away, or maybe just barely beyond my grasp. I liked it that way. There is an art in wanting what … Read more
My ducks are growing up and they need a hobby. Dressage seems the obvious choice. Dressage has an elite, almost aristocratic elegance that ducks appreciate. Duck Dressage has a lot going in its favor: no abusive shoeing practices for their webbies. No nasty rollkur, since a duck bill can’t actually get behind the vertical. Come … Read more
His name is Spirit. He is the Grandfather horse of my herd, 25 years old. Free? I think in some ways we are all about as free as we want to be. He has always been that for me: Free by choice and attached the same way. I don’t post full body shots of Spirit … Read more
We’ve all been there: Schooling our horse, asking for something, but not getting the right answer. We try one thing and then another, the work is sticky so we try a bit harder. At the same time, the horse feels a bit more resistant. “This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was … Read more
URBAN…. at Infinity FARM? Well, I guess our pool is a pretty urban spot. You can always find a crowd there, lots of quacking and dunking and splashing. The pool was a lot bigger when the ducks were little. Now it’s a tight fit and the Cayugas have to party in two shifts. Maybe you … Read more
It’s that time again- the sun’s a bit late in the morning. Geese are starting migration and horses are growing hair. School buses are out in full force. It’s been 40 years since I got summers off to play and ride, and then lost sleep over what to wear back the first day of school. … Read more
Merge: Sometimes it is hard to tell where one of us stops and the other one of us starts, in our heart-shaped herd. The best rides are that way, too. Anna, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life … Read more