Relaxed & Forward Blog

Edgar Rice Burro's Theatrical Debut…

... and what donkeys offer the real life dressage world. We're just home from Edgar Rice Burro's debut in the...
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Compassion for All Life. Not Quite.

This morning a lone Canadian goose flew over my pond, calling loudly- back and forth, and again. I wondered if...
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Do you think it’s time to clean the truck?

My hay guy got a new truck- a pristine dually in a pearlized-platinum color, with near Porsche-like lines. That big...
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Braids and Breeches: The Perfect Ride.

There were lots of great rides in Spirit's 25 years, but this was the most perfect ride... Spirit was something...
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Can We Talk About Barn Bathrooms?

It was my first day at a new barn with a perfect indoor arena! Before lessons began, I asked the...
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Edgar Rice Burro, Bon Vivant.

I think we all knew it was only a matter of time. Edgar wanted me to wait to make this...
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I notice that no one is asking me for beauty tips.

I have been blogging along for a couple of years now and I notice that no one is asking me...
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Gratitude for the Glorious Gift of Poop.

This is how you can tell there is a tourist in the barn: they keep their eyes on the ground...
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Get Serious about Laughing.

There is so much debate currently about methods of training: German vs. French, classical vs. competitive, natural horsemanship vs. anything...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Numbers

This week the assigned theme is Numbers. Four dogs, one sofa. Bad math. (Howdy, Tomboy, Hero, and Finnegan) and Anna,...
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A Filly Writes Her Farrier

Dear Mr. Farrier, Remember me? My friends call me Clara. You may call me Claro d’Luna. Please pronounce it with...
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Words from Edgar Rice Burro on Thanks-giving.

“Slow down. No one’s tombstone ever says ‘I wish I would have mucked faster.’” Edgar has lots of opinion when...
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Babysitter in the Barn.

I wasn’t born in a barn. It was the small building south of the barn- our house. As the youngest, there were times...
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The Perfect Purse.

That is what I called my first truck- the perfect purse. It could carry all I needed for work and...
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