As I type, Mathilda is eating hay in her pen with, gasp, the door open. Rodney is in the stall to a) keep him out of the way & b) keep her close to home. After her escape at the end of last month [Jailbreak], we had to admit that she was strong enough toContinue reading “Liberty Mare Redux”
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Truck Shopping Report
No truck but much data. We knew this was not to be an overnight occurrence. What we want, car dealers don’t sell. Their choice is either a super basic work truck or a moving mansion: leather seats, four doors, extra chrome, and all other manner of nonsense. We have dogs, we don’t want leather seats.Continue reading “Truck Shopping Report”
Rack On. Let ‘Em Rack.
Well, almost. My second saddleseat lesson at Stepping Stone Farm was on a 5-Gaited Pony. We slow gaited all over town and even maybe did one tiny, half step of rack. Verdict: not going to replace jumping as my drug of choice, but pretty slick all the same. When I arrived, I found out thatContinue reading “Rack On. Let ‘Em Rack.”
Ready For My Closeup
This is what happens when one tries to take a picture of Rodney for a post.
Foto Friday: Horses in the Grocery Store
Weekend Plans
We are going truck shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my truck but it is an ’89 that we have had for 18 years. The odometer has turned over so many times that it finally expired. The engine makes noises as if powered by asthmatic hamsters. The windshield leaks to the extent that I have to drive withContinue reading “Weekend Plans”
A Line in the Grass
Standard writing advice says write what you know. Lately, I’ve known a lot of grass time. Since we mowed the field, Mathilda has been a complete PIA about grazing. Nothing seems to please her. The mowed part is too short. The unmowed part is too long. She’s turned into Goldilocks with a mane. The realContinue reading “A Line in the Grass”
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