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10 Tips for Daily Blogging
Post # 316 since December 22, 2011. Haven’t missed a day yet. 1 No one cares what you did. I write a horse blog. Suppose I wrote, “I went to the barn. My horse was good.” Even my mother would get tired of reading. Interesting data can be killed with bad writing. “I climbed Everest.Continue reading “10 Tips for Daily Blogging”
Happy Halloween
The Pendulum Swings
New booties have left Mathilda with heel rubs. We tried to buffer her heels with Vetrap but that appears to have made them worse. The other booties also rubbed but Vetrap solved the problem. Without booties she doesn’t walk enough to keep her hindend loose. With booties, she gets sores. It’s a bit like havingContinue reading “The Pendulum Swings”
Fashion Forward
Mathilda now has a second pair of booties (above). Sporty, aren’t they? We are prepared if she loses one or gets her feet wet. Preliminary data suggests that these are doing even better than the first pair. When Rodney is up and the barrier is down, Mathilda is now out grazing rather than standing likeContinue reading “Fashion Forward”
Showtime
No saddleseat lesson this week but I still learned something. The truck did not start. Since it had been plugged in overnight, this indicates a deeper problem than a simple lack of charge. When I called Stepping Stone Farm to cancel, the trainer said she might not be available next Friday. Students were still decidingContinue reading “Showtime”
Guest Post: Deborah Rubin – Life is a Puzzle
Deborah & I boarded at the same barn years ago when the world was young. Since I am all for text that I don’t have to write, I asked her for a guest post. She talks about her life with horses and as a puzzle book writer. Welcome Deborah: Hi, my name is DebandToby andContinue reading “Guest Post: Deborah Rubin – Life is a Puzzle”
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