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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes

Three photos of two horses. Power. Sweetness. Intelligence. The closer they get, the better. Siblings Nubè and Clara, Iberian Sporthorses....
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure

"Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place in museums; others, we take for walks." -Roger Caras Anna...
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Selfie

What did you expect? It's like truth in advertizing. There's is usually a horse over my shoulder, or vice versa....
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

We have a pen for wayward ponies. People don't always show ponies the respect they deserve. They often get manhandled....
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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 Corgi Witness Protection Program.

Did you know there is a Corgi Witness Protection Program? Do you have room for a dog with a history?...
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» Weekly Photo Challenge: Window

I keep a cat box in my writing studio and it has a window.... Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo...
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What Do Old Horses Dream?

The Grandfather Horse, napping on his nose. Winter has been early and cold in Colorado, and...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning

In the Beginning, there is an offer of a gift. Say Thank You forever. Anna, Infinity Farm.
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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy

 It's Walter the Corgi, in case you don't recognize him from this angle. The game is a combination of snowboarding...
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Family Values at the Holidays.

Earlier this year a client was asking me for some backup horse care. A parent was in the hospital and...
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