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The Secret Life of Horses
A while back, when Mathilda was young(er) and frisky(er), she fell down went boom. I heard a loud noise & happened to be in a room of the house that had a partial view into the run-in area. All I saw were a pair of ears far higher than ears should have been. By theContinue reading “The Secret Life of Horses”
If you want the most comfortable seat …
…move the cat. This is the chair that I use during Rodney’s heat therapy. Correction. This is the chair that Arthur allows me to share during Rodney’s heat therapy. Previous Arthur posts. Quite a number of them!
Monday Rant
Back in the Stone Age, when I was showing two horses and living what passed for my wild single life, I would go into work on Mondays, grab the cash box, crawl over to a chair in the corner, and collapse. My co-worker would come in, look and me and say, “Monday?” I would nod,Continue reading “Monday Rant”
Horsekeeping Tip #2
Exfoliating glove. Too thin for the coat. Excellent for the inside of itchy ears. Horsekeeping Tip #1 Your tips?
Horse Dreams
A few nights ago, I dreamt I was fence judging. Unfortunately, the jumps were in a series of intersecting corridors so there was nowhere to stand that wasn’t in the line of another jump. Begin psychological evaluation. The cross-country aspect was new but I frequently have dreams of courses inside houses & of unjumpable fences,Continue reading “Horse Dreams”
Barn Safety
In firefighting, there is the concept of the collapse zone. This is the area one & a half times the height of a building. If there’s a suspicion of potential collapse, everyone stays far enough back to be out of harm’s way should the building come down. For a structure fire in a mobile home,Continue reading “Barn Safety”
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