Breaking up is hard to do. Is it time?
“Dump him,” she said, “You’re not getting any younger.” Stunned silence. I hoped she meant to say retire him.
Anna Blake
Weekly Photo Challenge: Container
It’s the best container for a hairy black dog in July. This is Tomboy (aka Swamp Thing.) She likes the pond better, but we negotiated this solution because it turns out there’s a reason they don’t make bath salts scented with Pond Scum. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to … Read more
Donkeys for Peace: Edgar Rice Burro, my Hero.
By the time I got through the gate, Edgar had joined in. He was running hard, right behind Bhim. Shame on him. I expected so much better from an animal of his intellect and compassion.
WPC: Relic
Relics: Senior horses are the very best. The Grandfather Horse and I have been together for so long that the line between us blurred to gray and we can’t remember which century we met. We’re rickety relics of a story the two of us made up before we were born. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress … Read more
Listen First, Train Later.
We did it all right. We took our time and prepared ahead. I was actually aware that over 60% of foals develop ulcers when they are weaned.
A Muck Meditation on Barn Swallows.
I feel sorry for people who don’t muck. How do they organize their thoughts? Or come up with creative training options? Or share peace of heart with the herd? This time of the year the barn swallows are very busy. They might be my favorite bird. There is some serious competition over on the pond; … Read more
WPC: Contrasts
Contrasts show the far extremes. They show the difference; an attempt to understand right from wrong through black and white sides. It’s the first step of understanding the nuance and opportunity of gray, the first opportunity for finesse. In the middle ground of gray, change is possible; adding a shade of this and a tone … Read more
Contact: Holding hands with horses.
Learning contact creates the sort of frustration that makes a rider want to take up insanely precise and complicated needle point just for a breath of fresh air.
WPC: Between.
Between our heads and their hearts, between our feet and their flanks, between our hands and their mouth, let there be Peace. I’ve seen enough bullying, enough pain-filled intimidation to last me. His resistance is toward your rudeness. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy … Read more
Wrestling with Helmet Safety.
I almost got in a bar fight a few months back. I would feel better about this whole episode if I was sorry. The problem is that I’m not sorry.