Seasonal Training Aids.
Taking a nap on your nose might pass as an elite act of rebellion!
Anna Blake
Weekly Photo Challenge- Gone, But Not Forgotten
Howdy Hero The Wild Texas Wind (Windy) Gone within days of each other, two years ago this month. Still family–dearly loved and profoundly missed. 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. … Read more
Vet Visit! Breathing is Connection.
Emergency vet call! This horse likes things to move in horse time. Strangers moving fast scare him. By moving fast, I mean at a normal walk.
Weekly Photo Challenge -Converge
A barn is a place of meeting and joining. We come from all different directions, all different experiences and all different potentials. No one knows how it will be; who will shine brightest, who will leave us too soon. We live in horse time, we live in the moment. All we have is this twinkling … Read more
Being Grateful for Things You Don't Like.
My favorite training mentor had a habit that drove me nuts. She would be working with a horse who spooked or flipped his head or had some other issue that made him a disaster and when she climbed on, if you were close, you could hear her say in a low and quiet voice, “Goody, … Read more
Weekly Photo Challenge -Angular.
Farms are not very angular places and I will admit, my eyes are drawn to curves and not angles. Llamas are the closest we get to angular animals: straight backs, perpendicular necks, directional ears. They have an angled silhouette that is easy to recognize. Llamas are also quirky and peaceful and curious. And prone to … Read more
Abuse -When do you speak up?
Silence equals consent.
Weekly Photo Challenge – Achievement
We’ve been fifteen years on this little farm now and each of us has days to brag about. In the end, at the bedtime walk thru when all things are equal, I think our greatest achievement is simply finding our way home. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share … Read more
Waiting out the storm with the Dogs of War.
Have I mentioned that even on this scale–war is hell.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Mini-malist
Spartan. Austere. Spare. Not more than required. Mini-mialist. Anything but… 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, on my farm. No psych, definitely not high … Read more