Over the next thirteen years of retirement, Nube napped with friends, ate well, and stood quietly for the farrier. I always knew some undiagnosable thing wasn’t right inside him, but there were more good days than bad. He didn’t worry, and neither did I. We both tried that, and it didn’t work. Equine pros need … Read more
Nube (Nu-bay) was particular. He required my undivided attention in the saddle and on the ground. My focus had to be laser sharp. Most advanced horses require it and it was something I’d learned to do. Odd for such a young horse, but I decided it was good. It meant he would be a sharp … Read more
I was forty-nine years old with gray hair, calloused banged-up fingers, and chronic lameness in my left foot. He was two months old, brave, sensitive, and wildly athletic. He cantered at liberty throwing flying changes for the fun of it. I loved dressage, especially riding changes that skipped with energy and lightness. We were the … Read more
I was forty- nine years old, and my upcoming birthday was hanging in the air like a pair of stretched-out waist-high cotton underwear. My Grandfather Horse was on stall rest with a career-ending injury, never to be rideable again. At least my other horse, Dodger, was sound and fifteen. I didn’t know I’d lose him … Read more
This pair: from every angle, even their shadows are joined–as close as skin.
Anna Blake, Infinity Farm.
(WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life here on the Colorado prairie. My photos are taken with my phone, on my farm. No psych, definitely not high tech.)
Stable Relation, a memoir of one woman’s spirited journey home,
by way of the barn.
Three photos of two horses. Power. Sweetness. Intelligence. The closer they get, the better. Siblings Nubè and Clara, Iberian Sporthorses. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life here on the Colorado prairie. My photos are taken … Read more
Culture, as a verb, is to maintain conditions that nurture and grow. That’s the plan: to grow in understanding and cooperation between all species. I notice some species are easier than others. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share … Read more
Horses inspire dreams of beyond, it’s their gift. But for a rider to get there, we have to celebrate exactly where we are now, ever so patiently in the moment, with just part of an eye to the horizon beyond. Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. Albert Einstein Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. … Read more
Happy New Year from all of us at Infinity Farm.
Black and White is Green. This mare is young and inexperienced, with just a few months under saddle. In riding terms, that makes Clara green. In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs – it’s something you just can’t get from … Read more
Breath = Renewal. It’s easy to forget how good it feels to lift your nose in the air and take a deep sip of fresh, crisp air. A big inhale is like a line you can cross over and start again fresh. Every moment, every breath, in the saddle or out. Such opportunity! Anna Blake, … Read more
It was last summer- a storm with lots of thunder and lightning, and a downpour of steamy rain. That was followed by siblings galloping and mud rolling and galloping some more. That was followed by Happy. Anna, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro … Read more
Merge: Sometimes it is hard to tell where one of us stops and the other one of us starts, in our heart-shaped herd. The best rides are that way, too. Anna, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life … Read more
Peaceful: Iberian Sport Horse sleep habits. Anna, Infinity Farm.
(verb) launch, set up, establish, found, plunge, set in motion All that and more. Anna, Infinity Farm.
Can Hank come out? Anybody??? Anna, Infinity Farm.
Last week’s Possibility grows into Opportunity. Anna, Infinity Farm.
Possibility, napping on her nose. Anna, Infinity Farm.