Anna Blake 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
The 2012 Summer Olympics concluded this week. Dressage got a bit more attention than usual, partly because of Great Britain’s wonderful win on home turf, and partly because of political satirist Stephen Colbert’s take on the sport. Sometimes I think dressage is as misunderstood inside the horse world, as it is by the average football … Read more
If Loving You Is Wrong– I Don’t Want To Be Right. Sing along. Edgar Rice Burro and 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 here on the Colorado prairie. My photos are taken with my phone. No … Read more
-Written by request from another trainer. Nothing I am about to say is new, just hoping to provoke thought. “He’s an in your pocket sort of horse.” It’s a description you see in horse ads sometimes and it’s probably the seller’s intention to say the horse is friendly. Maybe a bit too friendly- fussy, agitated, … Read more
Tiny ducks. It started innocently enough. Growth: no kidding. Beaks, webbed feet, and most of all, poop. There, I said it. They’re sharks for peas. 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 … Read more
I can’t remember who came first in my life- dogs or horses. I do know a few of each are required for my mental health. There is a slow and gradual changing of the guard, as years go on. Three dogs and 13 years ago, my cattle dog, Hero and I were pretty depressed after … Read more