Category Archives: Horses

Pasture Life Awareness of the outside world. UN: International Translation Day. Translators have one of those thankless jobs. The better they are at the job, the less they are noticed. Kudos to them.~~~ This one was sturdier than the last batch. Still there a day later. [Mini Mushrooms] Down The Rabbit Hole “Only eight speciesContinue reading “More Mushroom”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. Fat Bear Week starts today. Check out the contenders and cast your vote.~~~ Just when we thought Rodney’s footwear could not get any more absurd, I give you … … socks. When I took his boots off the day before, he had rubs on his right front heels. IContinue reading “Rodney’s Ridiculous Feet”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. CNN: Race and ethnicity across the nation, Keefe, Wolfe and Hernandez, Aug. 12, 2021. Yes, Virginia, segregation is still a thing, de facto if no longer de jure. I think of NYC as multi-cultural rather than segregated, yet data shows that Manhattan is sliced in two right at theContinue reading “Milton Reaches The Imaginary Finish Line, 100 Miles and 91 Miles, 66 Days”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. A data point. “The Trump administration added about $7.8 trillion of today’s $28 trillion debt, and during his term, Congress voted to raise the debt ceiling three times.” Letters From An American: September 22, 2021. Richardson, Sep 23.~~~ Have I blanketed an unclipped horse? Yes, I have. Is itContinue reading “Blanket Defense”

Images Awareness of the outside world. NASA.gov: NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman”.~~~ In the spirit of yesterday’s participation post, a blank blog logo for you to embellish. [Announcing A New Feature] Copy. Download. Print. Cast in clay. Whatever. Fill. Color. Decorate. Fold into origami shapes. Whatever. (Oooh. There’s an idea. I wonder ifContinue reading “Blog Logo, Coloring Invitation”

Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the outside world. “Sadly, it appears that the organization that started the initiative, Riders4Helmets, is gone. Their website is abandoned and their Facebook page hasn’t been updated in a year. So kudos to the helmet manufacturers and tack stores who are carrying on this important tradition.” EQUINE Ink: Take AdvantageContinue reading “State of the Blog, Announcing A New Feature, As Soon As I Think Of It”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. The news industry is full of divination. If this happens, that horrible thing will happen. If this does not happen, that other horrible thing will happen. Well, maybe. We can’t actually tell the future. How much of this story is reporting and how much is prediction? IsContinue reading “State of the Fitness, Lots of Walks, Not Lots of Else”