Prodded in the buttocks by a comment from Cowgirliz [Never Settle], today I visited a barn that offers Western lessons. Western comes with less baggage. I don’t know anyone in that world and have no ambitions in that direction. Of course, there exists the mathematical possibility that I will meet my equine soulmate, become theContinue reading “New Barn Checklist”
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Grazing Pains
How do horses do it? Given the choice horses would graze 24/7. Yet after a session of hand-grazing Mathilda, I’m plumb tuckered out. Too tired to swear. The optimist in us says that Mathilda is getting stronger. The pessimist points to her weight, wonders about her age, and questions the rosy-coloredness of our glasses. EitherContinue reading “Grazing Pains”
Bad Ear Day
Rodney’s Mommy?
Is a bay mare in in Tennessee. I am not. I prefer boss. As in: Yes, Boss. Right away, Boss. Is this high enough, Boss? I utterly reject and despise referring to human women as horse mommies. Not crazy about “pet parents” either. My aversion to this usage dates back to my first leased horseContinue reading “Rodney’s Mommy?”
Never Settle
The fourth & final day of the psycho-social drama that is my search for a new horse. Buying a horse combines the mechanical uncertainties of inspecting a used car, the emotional baggage of adopting a pet, and the imponderables of hiring a co-worker. It’s a wonder any horses get bought. My Uncle Jim knows littleContinue reading “Never Settle”
Foto Friday: Pony Express Mail
A Rodney Moment
Let us take a break from horse shopping to check in with our hero. How has Rodney been while I have been plotting his replacement and Mathilda has been taking up all my time? Fat & happy. Remarkably so. At night, we put him up in a stall and bed down the aisle to giveContinue reading “A Rodney Moment”
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