A few days post-show [Report], I went out to visit the horses. The uber-reliable Sam was in a mood: snorting, staring into space, and hopping about. The plan was to graze him for an hour. However, I was done with his nonsense after 50 minutes. So I turned him loose in the ring … …Continue reading “A Day Of Rest”
Category Archives: Grazing
Guest Post: California Girl becomes a Southern Belle
A cute story from a boarder at the barn where I take saddle seat lessons. Welcome Meg: Story and photographs by Meg McKinney Have you ever imagined what your life would be like, if someone sent you a horse? Or what the horse’s new life would be like? “Slim,” a registered American Saddlebred mare, 11Continue reading “Guest Post: California Girl becomes a Southern Belle”
Morning Graze
The attitude among Mathilda’s minions is one of cautious* optimism. For the moment, we are standing down a few DefCon levels. For the moment, no news does not necessarily mean bad news. (*Because flat-out optimism would be tempting fate. Superstitious? Nous?)
Mare Update the Second
Mathilda is making the Thoroughbred look sane. Due to winter weather and muddy footing, her current routine is pen at night and handwalks/grazing during the day. Furthermore, we have switched her from a senior feed to a pellet of which she likes the taste. No more leftovers. More calories + less activity = spooking, spinning,Continue reading “Mare Update the Second”
Foto Friday: Out. Standing. In Fog.
Foto Friday: You Rang?
Mathilda neighs from the barn, asking Rodney where he has gotten to. (Click on photo for better view.)
Blades of Progress
At Exploratorium-style science museums, exhibits are full of buttons to push and levers to slide. Many of the displays work with optical illusions. Stare at the black dots on a white background until gray false dots appear in the interstices. A concave model of a face will appear convex. Lines misbehave. It’s all about theContinue reading “Blades of Progress”
Virtual Brush Box 