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Remnant of Rodney’s Past

I’ve talked a lot about Rodney’s back injury [Daddy Dearest, Piling on the Therapy]. I haven’t mentioned the scar on his other side, pictured here. It is from, we were told, an altercation with a doorlatch. The entire scar is 10″ long. The section with underlying muscle damage is 5″ long. The deep divot thatContinue reading “Remnant of Rodney’s Past”

Finding Food

Milton does bother not to look for an open hay pile. He finds Rodney and pushes him away. Nice guy.

Mares and Foals in Mexico, Mother’s Day 2016, Guest Photos

From the same reader in Mexico who bought us, Hipico Del Mar. ~~~ Gratuitous Grammar Better Writing Skills: Where do we put the apostrophe in Mother’s Day?

Postcrossing

Inspired by She Moved to Texas: A Postcard a Day, I resurrected my Postcrossing account. The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world … if you send a postcard, you will receive one back from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world … turn yourContinue reading “Postcrossing”

Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field

Book List Photography (11th Edition) by Barbara London, John Upton, Jim Stone [Pearson 2013]. Textbook, art school slant. The Moment It Clicks by Joe McNally [New Riders 2008]. The stories and gear behind the photos. David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D7100 by David Busch [Cengage 2013]. The manual writ large. Alternates PerfectContinue reading “Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field”

Daily Routine – Afternoon & Evening

What’s it like having horses at home? Part II [Part I – Morning] Housecleaning II If I did not clean the stall when I let them out, I go back later. I try for a time when they are at the far end of the field. If they are nearby or in the run-in, theyContinue reading “Daily Routine – Afternoon & Evening”

Get Ready, Get Set, Don’t Go

Saddle Seat Wednesday Tuesday I spent yesterday helping Stepping Stone Farm get ready for The Dixie Cup show this weekend: cleaning the trailer, making up haynets, loading haybales, finding room for those last few miscellaneous boxes, and so on, and so on. I miss this part of showing. Yes, even mucking the trailer. A cleanContinue reading “Get Ready, Get Set, Don’t Go”