Not much to report, which is excellent news. Last Friday, Milton went in to have a large, fist-sized melanoma cut off the inside of his upper right hind leg. Equine melanomas are not the dire diagnosis that they are in humans. It’s a bump. It got cut off. It will come back. On veterinary advice,Continue reading “Milton’s Medical Update”
Category Archives: Horses
Here We Stand, Still
Rodney and I stand around. A lot. It goes as far back as standing untacked next to the barn in a leather halter [Here We Stand]. I don’t want to think about how many years ago that was. (2013 for those who don’t want to click over.) These days we are standing mounted. Progress. Slow,Continue reading “Here We Stand, Still”
Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Y is for Yoors
The Gypsies Jan Yoors Simon & Schuster 1967 Bought from Discover Books via abebooks.com Genre: Travel, Personal Narrative New Find Did I read it? Yes. Be warned. You will have Cher singing Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves in your head for the duration of the book. Horse Factor: Some horse trading, mostly life in horse-drawnContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: Y is for Yoors”
Foto Friday: Instagram January 2018
Last month’s Instagram from @rodneyssaga. Previous Month [December 2017] View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virtual Brush Boxx (@rodneyssaga) View this post on Instagram A postContinue reading “Foto Friday: Instagram January 2018”
Transportation Issues
Driving Thursday The goal is to get horse and carriage on the same load [Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving]. We have two options. Horse in Bumper-Pull, Carriage in Truck Bed We buy a cheap – relatively – bumper pull, leaving the bed of the truck free for the carriage. PRO Less Expense. CON Less EaseContinue reading “Transportation Issues”
What Riding Means To Me: Christopher Wamble
Saddle Seat Wednesday Christopher Wamble won the Junior ASHAA Outstanding Youth Award with the following essay. Welcome Christopher. ~~~ My mom put me on a horse when I was three years old and it was my sister’s little pony Pep. I always saw her ride him and I always knew I want to do thatContinue reading “What Riding Means To Me: Christopher Wamble”
It’s Not The Ups & Downs
… It’s the sudden changes of direction, as my mother is fond of saying. After a week of a punk, pouting mood [God Laughs], I ended up riding Milton more often than I would have otherwise. ~~~ But first a veterinary update. Milton will have his bumpectomy this Friday. It will be full-on surgery,Continue reading “It’s Not The Ups & Downs”
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