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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place

It's no surprise--my Happy Place is always with the herd. Here's the Grandfather Horse. I'm hoping winter will be kind...
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Your Horse is NOT Your Therapist.

There's a cartoon of a roadside stand with a horse inside. The sign says, "Therapy." We all smile because we're...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Boundaries

Arthur is very pleased to note that I have placed 'goat nests' in the runs. And if that isn't enough,...
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Anthropomorphic Thoughts About Spaying Mares.

He said we don't need to import sport horses; we have great horses right here; we're under-using great mares. More...
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Little Engines, Indie Bookstores, and Chug, Chug, Chug…

Confession: I've never read The Little Engine That Could. I'm pretty fluent in the classics, too, just not children's classics....
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Permission to NOT Ride.

Last Tuesday I had an 8 a.m. lesson with a boarder and her sweet gelding. He's had a good summer;...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid

A fence is a grid of separation. It's used to keep some of us inside and to keep others of...
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Listening with Your Seat.

How's your derrière? Is posterior a more delicate word than rump? Our culture has a lot of fanny chatter: too...
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Politics, Typing, and the Right Tool for the Job.

My computer is up on blocks. Like an old rusted-out Chevy, it's balanced on top of two eyeglass cases that...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monochromatic.

The best barn cats are monochromatic; they blend in. Unobtrusive lurkers, they're the color of dirt, hay, and shadow. A...
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