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”
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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”
Foto Friday: Cobweb
Exercise
As I said yesterday [Up], I have added handwalks to Mathilda’s repertoire. Here’s what I don’t get. Mathilda comes storming out of the barn of a morning. We have a drink and go stomping off to graze. She will drag me hither and yon, as far as, let’s say, Point X. She can graze forContinue reading “Exercise”
Up & At ’em
One’s state of mind does not affect the facts of the case. So, my main problem remains my total lack of progress in any direction (Except topping up the cat total. Yeah kittens!). However, a large part of my recent inability to cope with same has stemmed from an undiagnosed infection. A course of KeflexContinue reading “Up & At ’em”
