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Photo & Poem: Stetson

November 26, 2018 by Anna Blake

stoic

Categories Farm Poems, Prairie Love, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #cowboyrespect, #horsepoem, #lovingoldhorses, Ranch poetry 24 Comments

Calming Signals and "Happy" Horses

March 7, 2019November 23, 2018 by Anna Blake

Trigger warning: Loudmouth Party-pooper ahead.

Categories Abuse/Rescue, Calming Signals, Horses/Equestrian, The Middle Place: Finding Balance Tags calmingsignals, helping horses, horse advocacy, loving horses, Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary 47 Comments

Photo & Poem: Thanksgiving

November 19, 2018 by Anna Blake

Settle.

Categories Abuse/Rescue, Farm Poems, helping horses, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #fosterarescue, farm poetry, loving old horses, Poems from the prairie 25 Comments

Horse Prayers. Available. No, Really.

December 16, 2018November 17, 2018 by Anna Blake

Horse Prayers, Poems from the Prairie. 

Categories annablake.com Tags #farmpoetry, #HorsePrayers, #poetryinthebarn, #womenwhoread, horse poetry, horse-crazy women, Ranch poetry 6 Comments

Calming Signals and Sensitive Noses.

July 8, 2021November 16, 2018 by Anna Blake

and the absolute hardest to NOT do thing.

Categories horse advocate, Horses/Equestrian Tags #breathe, Calming Signals, hypersensitive nose, recognizing horse anxiety, stress lines on horse muzzles, tense nostrils 58 Comments

No, Really. I Mean It. Horse Prayers is Available!

January 19, 2019November 12, 2018 by Anna Blake

I used to be a real black and white thinker. Right or wrong.

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Photo & Poem: Old Bones

March 25, 2020November 12, 2018 by Anna Blake

Early Cold

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Horses/Equestrian, Lessons from Grandfather Horse, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags @seasonchange, #coldsun, #winterize, cold front, first snow 11 Comments

Calming Signals and Loving Your Horse

March 7, 2019November 9, 2018 by Anna Blake

What liberty means.

Categories Calming Signals, helping horses, horse advocate, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Middle Place: Finding Balance Tags #affirmativetraining, #confidenthorse, #leadingfrombehind, #lovehorses, Following and leading, how to train confidence 64 Comments

Photo & Poem: Moonlit

March 25, 2020November 5, 2018 by Anna Blake

gloaming

Categories Farm Poems, Horses/Equestrian, Prairie Love, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #barnpoem, #gloaming, #horsepoem, Poems from the prairie Leave a comment

Calming Signals and Pressure.

November 2, 2018 by Anna Blake

Pressure is the energy that creates the calming signal.

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Middle Place: Finding Balance Tags #affirmativetraining, #artoftraining, #lessismore, human/horse instinct, pressure, Sensitive horses 40 Comments
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