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Thanksgiving Traditions: Both Light or Dark, Please

  Over the river and through the woods, To grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry...
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Calming Signals: Haunted by a Black Cat in a Pink Dress.

I was taking the trash out to the dumpster in the alley. As I reached the back gate, I saw...
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Problem Solving and Hay In Our Bras.

It blurted out the end of my fingers before I knew it. "Eventually I learned how to keep hay out...
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Halloween: Twenty-Five Years on This Farm

It's a special day here on Infinity Farm. I signed loan papers on this property on the last day of...
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Can You Afford a Pet?

I never thought I'd say this. Me, of all people. But do you ever think we might need some balance...
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Grumbling and Stumbling Toward Change

I'm coming up on the anniversary of moving to my farm twenty-five years ago. It coincides with my dysfunctional affair...
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The Long Ear Answer to Humans Doing Everything The Hard Way

"I am not sure why horse people are especially prone to doing things the most difficult way possible, but it's...
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Nube: The Final Chapter

Over the next thirteen years of retirement, Nube napped with friends, ate well, and stood quietly for the farrier. I...
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Recording the Arc of Your Horse’s Life

The foal's name was Sunny, his registered name Sunbrite Sunset. This photo was taken just before we met. The rest...
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Human Failings, Horses, And Judgment

A four-year-old video surfaced this week and a dressage rider deeply apologized for the overuse of a whip. She will...
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