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Photo & Poem: After Snow

December 31, 2018 by Anna Blake

As soon as the sun is a quarter high…

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Horses/Equestrian, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #ranchpoetry, #snowynight, Morning nap, prairie poems 19 Comments

Ta-Da! Join Me at the Barn.

December 28, 2018 by Anna Blake

On the cutting edge of the 1990’s.

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding, The Barn, Online Training Tags #jointhebarn, Online horse training program, online mentoring for riders 87 Comments

Photo & Poem: Calming Signal

December 24, 2018 by Anna Blake

Training/Life

Categories Farm Poems, Horses/Equestrian, The Art of Riding, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #horsepartner, farm poetry, horse dreams, training horses 20 Comments

Mucking on Winter Solstice

December 21, 2018 by Anna Blake

Just a bi-ped with a muck fork

Categories Abuse/Rescue, Edgar Rice Burro, Donkey Universe, Farm Life Tags #lovemylife, #mucktherapy, Rescue horses, spring fever, winter solstice 71 Comments

Photo & Poem: Dark Solstice

March 20, 2019December 17, 2018 by Anna Blake

Without Them

Categories Farm Poems, Prairie Love, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #farmpoetry, #holidaystress, #Prairielight, #selfcare, love and loss, Mourning 17 Comments

Calming Signals Aren't Calming

December 14, 2018 by Anna Blake

The Real Loudmouth Party-Poopers of Infinity Farm

Categories Edgar Rice Burro, Donkey Universe, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding, Writing about Riding Tags #donkeywisdom, Calming Signals, herd dynamics, Listening to calming signals, working with rescues 49 Comments

Photo & Poem: Not Allowed

December 10, 2018 by Anna Blake

Lines not crossed.

Categories Farm Poems, Opinion From the Mounting Block..., Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #separatelives, #thenandnow, family herd, farm work 35 Comments

Calming Signals from the Saddle.

December 7, 2018 by Anna Blake

Engage your senses and listen.

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #calmingsignallanguage, #equinecalmingsignals, Calming Signals, calming signals in the saddle, riding with sensitivity 27 Comments

Photo & Poem: Ice

December 3, 2018 by Anna Blake

Clouds Fall

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Prairie Love, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #farmchores, #hurtstillspring, amwr, farm poetry, Ranch poetry, slip and fall 33 Comments

Calming Signals and Equine Stress

November 30, 2018 by Anna Blake

My working definition of stress is being alive.

Categories horse advocate, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Middle Place: Finding Balance Tags #affirmativetraining, Calming Signals, communication with horses, listen to horses, reading pain in horses, recognizing horse anxiety 30 Comments
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