Work: day off, inadvertent. Report: rinsed off his microwavable hot pads before reading the directions that say air dry 24 hours before using. Ah well, the blacksmith just left. Previous Horse had a rule that he got the day off after shoeing. Rodney isn’t shod and wasn’t going to work, but the spirit of theContinue reading “Needful Extravagance”
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Putting Myself Out There … On Horseback.
Work: EVE heat & groom. Report: second day of our new two-person stretch, see Saturday. Felt movement in the target area while his head was down. Less when he raised it. Ramblings for the Day: My generous Guest Poster from Wednesday, Writing from the Right Side of the Stall, wrote about the similarities between onlineContinue reading “Putting Myself Out There … On Horseback.”
Countdown
Work: Day off Ramblings: I am spending the day at a bookmaking workshop. A liberal arts education and a fervid imagination have allowed me to combine book arts and LEGO [I made a book out of bricks] as well as LEGO and horses [see BrickFair posts in January]. Even I can’t figure a way toContinue reading “Countdown”
Changes for the Better?
Work: PM heat/EVE groom. Report: During a two-lap mare walk, Rodney spent the entire time outside. Mostly, he ate hay. As we hove into sight at the end of the second lap, he drifted on our direction and grazed. Neither hiding nor herd-bound would be the best result. Ramblings for the Day: In addition toContinue reading “Changes for the Better?”
Blow, Wind, and Crack Your Cheeks!
Work: great hopes for today, nothing realized so far. Report: getting this out early in case the weather poodles are right about the oncoming storm. [Of course that was deliberate. I would have thought the LEGO posts would have given away the geek thing.] Ramblings: The plan is to move Rodney’s exercises out of theContinue reading “Blow, Wind, and Crack Your Cheeks!”
Spring Fever Starting?
Work: PM heat therapy/EVE groom. Report: today was Rodney’s day to gallop. He came zipping up when it was time for heating pads. I tried not to get all My Friend Flicka about it, but how can you not love your horse running toward you? Then, when Mathilda and I where halfway through the firstContinue reading “Spring Fever Starting?”
Guest Post by Karen Briggs: The Oily Truth
Writing From the Right Side of the Stall Author of Understanding Equine Nutrition ————– Work: day off. Backstory: Previous Horse and the mare had their feed top dressed with vegetable oil for years. They were so shiny that dirt just rolled off. When Rodney showed up, on he went. Then Greg read a paper sayingContinue reading “Guest Post by Karen Briggs: The Oily Truth”
