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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

The world through my eyes is no surprise, it's ordinary and unique at the same time.  My gaze always comes...
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Dressage Fundamentals: One Day at a Time.

A few weeks ago it was cold and dark; winter is miserable horse weather. It was impossible to ride some...
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» Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Voluptuous, Indulgent, Rubenesque. Grace with Curves. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a...
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Firefighting, With Loaves and Fishes.

It's been in the 90's all week and our frail new grass was drying up quickly. I walked out the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting

Fleeting. Fleet of feet. Usually, I would post a photo of my Iberian Sport Horses galloping together, athletic and bold,...
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Rescued by a Horse.

Have you ever been rescued by a horse? How old were you? Does it still happen? I've been thinking about...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says

We don't have a lot of signs on the prairie, besides the liability sign that says riding is dangerous. We...
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Couples Therapy or Horse Agility?

You both show up at the appointed hour. One of you is more enthusiastic, the other one is second guessing...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background

There was a full moon my first night here at Infinity Farm, almost 14 years ago. It was nearly as...
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Fear: It’s What’s for Dinner.

Ever been afraid of a horse? No? I don't believe you. Fear is a pretty natural response, especially if your...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

"If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. If you're not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain....
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Why We Need Horse Friends.

“You know, no one will ever care about your horse the way that you do.” My friend said it in...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns

Life is filled with patterns: the patterns of weather and patterns of relationship. We don't always choose the curve balls...
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Walter Kills (bags) at Lure Coursing.

Dominating athleticism... Razor sharp senses...  Intense animal magnetism...  Walter! It's been three months since Walter came here from Wyoming Dachshund...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above

The view from above doesn't get better than this, it's a meeting of minds. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo...
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A Very Thin Line.

A client and I went to see a horse this week. He belonged to her in the past, but I...
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Weekly Photo Challenge : Culture

Culture, as a verb, is to maintain conditions that nurture and grow. That's the plan: to grow in understanding and...
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The As-If Rule.

“That horse has been beat!” is her opinion. Sometimes you can look at a horse and just tell. He's showing...
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