Relaxed & Forward Blog

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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused

We all love a good thunderstorm here at Infinity Farm. This spring is dry and I'm remembering a great storm...
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A Legacy of Spirit

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West ...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sun

Our world revolves around the Sun. It provides warmth and creates a sense of time, giving a routine to life....
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects

Our herd has many subjects, but here are two having a sunny shadow/play. They are literal opposites- mare and gelding,...
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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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Looking for a Sign…

When the autumn time change happens, I always feel like my house gets smaller- by a few acres. The outside...
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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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January: The Mourning Month.

Winter doldrums: I'm dragging my feet all the way in from the arena, the ground is dry, the grass is...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Winter

Holiday on Ice. Anna, Infinity Farm.
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Part Three: Thanksgiving Every Day.

Christmas is bearing down, getting closer every day, and I continue to defiantly focus on Thanksgiving, a week away. I...
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My Barn is Haunted.

It starts innocently. Maybe when you were little, your dad watched John Wayne movies like mine did. We fell in...
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Canadian Goose Quadrille.

My corner of Colorado is having a particularly colorful Autumn. The sun rise is later and later, but the dawn...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken

Ask me about my week... Anna, Infinity Farm.
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Hamsters Will Never Replace Horses.

Has it been one of those weeks? Everything that could go wrong–did? We all know how it feels when gravity...
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Same Old Dressage, Brand New Eyes.

I have been preparing for a clinic this weekend at Infinity Farm. It's the my favorite clinic every year: Fundamentals...
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Equine Gastric Ulcers… and Sage.

I'll call her Sage. Sage was a thoroughbred mare with classic elegance. A solid bay with a long neck and...
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Who Am I This Time?

Who Am I This Time is the name of a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut and made into a...
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