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Photo & Poem: Other

October 1, 2018 by Anna Blake

Keeping a distance.

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #mongrellove, #tobeother, #wild, keeping distance Leave a comment

Hindsight Argument for Affirmative Training

September 28, 2018 by Anna Blake

There is no delete button.

Categories Abuse/Rescue, helping horses, Horses/Equestrian Tags #affirmativetraining, #memoryisreal, #respecthorses, training a horse with past bad history, training a rescue horse Leave a comment

Photo & Poem: Scream

September 4, 2019September 24, 2018 by Anna Blake

No One Will Believe You

Categories Abuse/Rescue, Farm Poems, helping horses, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #futureobscuredbypresent, #Ibelieveher, #metoo, #predatorprey 57 Comments

Consistency in All the Right Places.

September 21, 2018 by Anna Blake

Quality above quantity.

Categories helping horses, Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #affirmativetraining, #overtraining, #trainingtrust, #trustworthy, consistency is an art, rider responsibility 39 Comments

Photo & Poem: Boundary

February 6, 2025September 17, 2018 by Anna Blake

Imaginary domestication.

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Prairie Love, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #amwriting, #domesticwild, #farmpoetry, #pondlife, imaginary domestication 14 Comments

Battlecry of the Gray Mare

May 20, 2025September 14, 2018 by Anna Blake

Do No Harm But Take No Crap

Categories Farm Life, horse advocate, Opinion From the Mounting Block... Tags #AgeIsNoExcuse, #birthdaywish, #graymarerant, #whenimsixtyfour 107 Comments

Photo & Poem: Colic Weather

March 25, 2020September 10, 2018 by Anna Blake

Colic weather…

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge Tags @seasonchange, #farmchores, #farmpoetry, cold front 8 Comments

The Power of Yes

August 29, 2019September 7, 2018 by Anna Blake

There are a million reasons for saying YES.

Categories Back in the Saddle, Calming Signals, Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Middle Place: Finding Balance Tags #affirmativetraining, #confidenthorse, #justsayyes, confident partnership, destroying trust, punishing horses 53 Comments

Photo & Poem: Dignity

August 31, 2020September 3, 2018 by Anna Blake

#notcute

Categories Farm Life, Farm Poems, Opinion From the Mounting Block..., Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #anddontcallmehoney, #strength, #wordsmatter, #yourvoicematters, less sympathy more action Leave a comment

The Big Picture, Thank You.

August 31, 2018 by Anna Blake

Our thoughts are as true as tattoos.

Categories Farm Life, Horses/Equestrian, Opinion From the Mounting Block..., Relaxed and Forward Dressage Tags #endofsummer, #lucky, #somethinginmyeye, Changing seasons., Gratitude Leave a comment
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