Relaxed & Forward Blog

The Woman Who Cheated with Horses.

I like to hear Horse Husbands whine as much as the next person. Sometimes it’s almost amusing. He complains about...
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Your Horse Has Ulcers.

I don't usually say it that bluntly but I wanted to get your attention. I need to make a payment...
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Your Valentine, Edgar Rice Burro.

This year our Valentine message is from Edgar Rice Burro. No, don’t be silly. Of course he doesn’t take over...
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Bad Timing Explained

Most of us read the training books and do the best we can to apply them in the saddle. We...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

The Object is to live your life in such an exceptional way that when you are old and decrepit, the...
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Do You Ride Like Your Mother?

"Oh, Honey. You aren't going to wear that, are you? Could you put some lipstick on, you are so much...
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Walking the Walk. Literally.

It starts at the mounting block. Really. If you are still proving your testosterone (yes, you heard me) by ground...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family

Family is a word we all use strongly. We have birth family and past that, our intended family of choice,...
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The Best New Year's Resolution.

Horses don't make New Year's resolutions. They live forever in the present moment. Prey animals are smart that way. Humans,...
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A Message from your Therapist.

"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." Winston Churchill...
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2014 Infinity Farm Calendars!

Miss February. Look! It's Miss February! The 2014 Infinity Farm Calendar is finally available on-line. Designing...
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Thank You for the Eggs.

I came in from the barn yesterday with a Thanksgiving hangover. I confess I'm a glutton. I totally over-indulged in...
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Creaky Old Horses, and the Women Who Love Them.

I have a Grandfather Horse. People say he looks good, all things considered. I notice the standard for looking good...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers

Layers of speed, beauty, and heart. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a...
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In the Gloaming…

It's been quite a year so far. We had fires the first half of summer and floods the second half....
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Does Your Horse Answer by Rote?

"Répétez après moi." It's what the high school french teacher said and it's what we did. We repeated words after...
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Horses: Boarding or Homeschooling?

This Halloween was the 14th anniversary of moving here to Infinity Farm. In the beginning I called it the Howlin'...
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The Day of the Dead: Barn Version.

You’d think that the first snow/death-to-flies celebration would cheer me up. But no, days are shorter now and I'm haunted...
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