Work: day off, for Mondayesque reasons. Chance of late afternoon/evening rally. Ramblings for the Day: Sometimes decisions get taken out of your hands. As I’ve said elsewhere, one of us sits with Mathilda while she finishes her meal. There are more efficient arrangements, but it’s not unpleasant to sit on a stool in the field,Continue reading “The Return of King Arthur”
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Olfaction
[Olfaction is the sense of smell. For your Goggle tidbit today, “The Sense of Smell Institute is the research and education division of The Fragrance Foundation, the non-profit, educational arm of the global fragrance industry.” You’re welcome] Work: AM heat therapy/PM groom & walk. Report: group walk around 7/8 of the pasture, 90% relaxed. RamblingsContinue reading “Olfaction”
The Virtues of Sloth
Work: PM heat therapy/EVE grooming planned. Report: Nicely quiet. Improvement over last time [Caution Feral Horse]. Ramblings for the Day: Do you get points if you do the right thing for the wrong reason? Between regularly scheduled programming, weather, & a house crisis, I did not get to the barn for 3 days last week,Continue reading “The Virtues of Sloth”
Foto Friday: Signalment, Chestnuts, & Trichoglyphs
[Terms for the title & captions taken from a post on Horse Identification by Ed Kane, PhD, on the site dvm360.com.] Work: day off. Sewage tank issues. The joys of country living. Report: exhausted. Why is it so tiring to watch other people work? And to write checks? Ramblings for the Day:Linda Tellington-Jones propounds aContinue reading “Foto Friday: Signalment, Chestnuts, & Trichoglyphs”
Failing On Your Way To Success
Work: day off. Rain. Mostly. Ramblings: There is nothing new. Only restatements of what we already know. I confess, I’m a soft touch for an Ironman story. The winners are super-fit professionals with more focus than I will ever have. Admirable, but with as much relevance to my life as the NBA Draft. At theContinue reading “Failing On Your Way To Success”
Bad Hair Day
Work: day off. If he is going to give me ‘tude [Head Games, Me Next!] over brushing his face, at least now his forelock won’t get in the way. If we start showing before it grows out, I’ll be so happy that I won’t care if he looks like a renegade polo pony. Your biggestContinue reading “Bad Hair Day”
Dreams Be Weird
Work: PM heat, exercise [pl]/EVE groom. Report: extended plank for photo shoot. Stood like a champ. Ramblings: Despite being comfy & safe in bed, I had a rough night. I dreamt that Rodney was boarded at a small barn by himself. He was turned out in a pasture with no fence (our dog got outContinue reading “Dreams Be Weird”
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