Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
A foggy day, a photo out of focus, and a gray cloud of a horse, cantering. The only thing focused...
The Feel of Forward.
Forward: A good ground covering gait that pushes from behind, is very uphill, and free. Oh, so free. Sigh. We...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
Carefree. Living in the moment really does lighten the load. She was three weeks old here, and her feet barely...
Bits: Metal on Bone.
The first thing she said in her lesson was that this horse had sent her to the emergency room more...
Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways
There are always two ways to see things. On one hand, horses can look like big, dull beasts of burden,...
Grouchy about Groundwork.
I've let loose a few decent rants about groundwork lately. I should apologize about the goose-shrill tone in my voice,...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow
To foreshadow is to predict, to know ahead of time. It sounds mystical, but in this case, it was as...
How to tell if you're turning into a Horse.
To anthropomorphize is to attribute human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects. In other words, make animals over in our...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
Masterpiece usually refers to a work of art. My first (35 yr.) career was as an artist and I loved...
Enjoying the Present (Senior) Moment.
How many friends have ridden my Grandfather Horse over the years? I lost count a decade ago. He is even...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
This newborn filly is very fresh, the bedding not so much. The miracle is this good brood mare Mom, no...
Dog Day Dressage: Notes from Nuno.
These are the dog days of summer. Initially, Romans related the hot weather to when the dog star, Sirius, was...
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour for photography is golden for riding, too. It's golden for mucking, golden for scratching noses, and golden...
Walter on the Predator/Prey Thing.
Walter likes to think he's an only dog. Walter likes to think of himself as amazingly...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgia
My Grandfather Horse had an emergency vet call this week. He's okay now, but I'll be even more particular in...
Blogging About Blogging: Thank You!
It's Independence Day, time to celebrate liberty and freedom. May we ever run free. Blogs are a kind of like...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
Grandfather horses and old goats know the same thing: Sharing breakfast is good enough for today. Companionable still, through seasons...
Telling Horror Stories
People love to tell horror stories. Once they know that I have horses, they can’t resist telling me about getting...
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