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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You

Infinity Farm is a pretty colorful place, a vibrant palette of sky and landscape, with bold, iridescent personalities in our...
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It’s Different for Girls…Body Image and Riding.

What do you think when you see this photo? Do you notice that sweet S-curve in his tail? It’s the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

There is a space inside of a horse that has no borders, no ceiling, no base. It's an infinite space...
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An October Romance.

It was innocent. They were looking for companionship, that's all. Each had suffered a loss and they were drifting a...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning!

Good Morning. Top of the day to you! Morning is my favorite time of day. It's a chance to say...
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Better Saddle Conversations.

Think of riding as a conversation. The first challenge is that we don't all speak English. And it isn't only...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated

Saturated. Drenched. Soaked. And feeling fine about it. The summer started with fire and evacuations, and ended with a month...
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What to Do When Nothing Works.

We all have those rides where the simplest thing, the thing we do all the time, becomes impossible. The horse...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines to Patterns

It's an Equine Line. They do it a lot. They sleep in lines, walk in lines, graze in lines. Here...
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No Small Feat. (Ruby Ranch Horse Rescue.)

Meet Archie. He got introduced by that name, but I prefer being a bit more formal with him, as a...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Goats are not for everyone. You love them, or you hate them. They fight fences, and are always inside of...
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The Battle Cry of An Old Gray Mare.

"Do You Work Out?" I find this question difficult to answer. I'm never sure what they are asking but it...
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Rant from a Gray Mare.

"Do You Work Out?" I find this question difficult to answer. I'm never sure what they are asking but it...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV

  Donkeys, like Edgar Rice Burro, have a different point of view than horses. They manage to be both proud...
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This Too Shall Pass.

The temperature had plummeted to 70 degrees, with a light breeze. Welcome, September. There was almost an hour of daylight...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea

  We live in a land-locked state, and my personal photo challenge requirement is that the photos be taken here...
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Farm Animals in the Zoo?

A friend and I spent the day at the zoo last week. Colorado Springs has a wonderful zoo, on the...
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