Anna Blake This week’s photo challenge is WORN. You may have to read to see if this photo ever gets to the point… The donkeys are with us at the Pikes Peak Brewing Company. We are sipping cold ones on the patio, after a trail drive at Spruce Mountain. Sometimes when you are at a bar, someone … Read more
Namaste is a Sanskrit word -which means it’s very old. Most translate it to some version of “The spirit in me respects the spirit in you.” There is so much in a name. Namaste is also an easy-on-the-eyes, young, Friesian-Arab gelding with a big dressage heart. I have known him for about 5 years and … Read more
This week the photo challenge is Morning. Morning is nap-time at Infinity Farm- And the very best time to share a dream with a friend. Anna, Infinity Farm.
The foundation of Dressage for the rider/horse is rhythm. I define that as a balanced combination of relaxation and forward. It sounds deceptively simple. A rider/horse can not sacrifice forward for relaxation, or relaxation for forward. The art of riding is in negotiating the balance of the two in both the rider and the horse. … Read more
This week the assigned theme is Numbers. Four dogs, one sofa. Bad math. (Howdy, Tomboy, Hero, and Finnegan) and Anna, Infinity Farm
I’ll call her Sage. Sage was a thoroughbred mare with classic elegance. A solid bay with a long neck and pointy withers. She was very feminine, not too tall, but she was proud. That’s who she was born to be -but what she looked like was very different. She was in a small stall the … Read more
Weekly Photo Challenge: Water Infinity Pond with fillies. Here on the flat, windy, treeless prairie of Colorado, waterfront property is rare. Home, Sweet Home. Anna, Infinity Farm.
Sometimes our personality isn’t the best match for where our horse is at the moment -but acting the part of a confident rider might reveal a path from being the Odd Couple to Fred and Ginger in Shall We Dance?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny “Tiny? Are you kidding? If you adjust my size to human size, this is the equivalent to you bringing down a beagle. Could you manage? I don’t think so. Besides, he was very quick and really mean. You’re welcome.” -Squirrel, Tiny Medium Game Hunter
It has been a scary week in our horse world. Everyone is aware by now that there is an outbreak of EHV-1, a potentially deadly virus. Get educated and understand bio-secure recommendations. Use the internet to its full and best potential by getting the actual facts as given by actual professionals, like veterinary colleges or … Read more