Horse Care – Page 17 – Virtual Brush Box

Clippus Interuptus

The nagging feeling that you left something unfinished.

Mathilda’s day 7 am: Good morning. Waiting in her pen for morning carrots. Rodney let out into the field. Pen cleaned & closed for the day. A year ago, the few minutes it took to get her feet trimmed left me, mare, and blacksmith exhausted. She is doing marvelously better. Still, holding her feet upContinue reading “Ladies Who Lunch”

Fever Rings

My blacksmith calls these ridges fever rings. Rodney has them on his hind hooves. Mathilda has them on her fronts. He estimates they represent 4-5 months growth, closer to 4. He doesn’t know why one horse has them on the front and the other has them on the hind, unless Rodney’s front rings have beenContinue reading “Fever Rings”

Equine Maid Service

Fresh, fluffy stalls? Daily. Fresh, fluffy sheets? Not so daily. Note: An interview on Monday has bumped this weekend’s show report to Wednesday. Stay tuned.

Foto Friday: Bathtime

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Watershots Canon PowerShot ELPH 330HS iso 100, 1/60, F3.0 (camera choice) Taken with the new toy piece of professional equipment in Super Vivid mode. The textures are more interesting if you click on the photo.

From the Shelves I

I’m off to a horse show, so I’m leaving you with friends both old and new. I tried to pick ones that I like but of which you might not have heard. A Horse of Your Own by M.A. Stoneridge [Doubleday 1963, 1968] As you can tell by the cover, I have had this bookContinue reading “From the Shelves I”

Grazing Flashback

While my crack carpenter was redoing one of the walls to Rodney’s new stall, I had to keep Mathilda out of the barn and occupied. I forgot how tiring grazing can be. It’s unfathomable. Stand here. Hold horse. Read book. What is hard about that? It’s exhausting. Since Rodney was also out, I didn’t wantContinue reading “Grazing Flashback”