What a horse is thankful for Good food Clean water A job to do A safe environment Company Carrots Scratchies Shoes when my feet hurt Grass Shade when it’s hot Breezes in summer Sun in winter Translation for humans Good food – You’re late. Clean water – Water tastes so much better after being carriedContinue reading “A Horse’s Thanksgiving”
Category Archives: Horses
Other Writing: USDF Connection October 2012
“Behind the Scenes: Stephanie Macejko” October 2012 USDF Connection United States Dressage Federation A short interview with the woman who choses the Breyer models.
Lameness
Pictured, a temporary splint made of Vetrap to keep me from using my swollen thumb. Effect on my life: Typing: Not a problem since I’ve never been a 10-fingered typist. Writing with implements: Completely problematic. Using my thumb for lateral pressure is exactly what I can’t do. Well, I can. but I deeply do notContinue reading “Lameness”
Ravages of Time
Training prop …. … has exploded. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gratuitous Kitten Pic
Sense of Smell, Sense of Place
Now that the horses are living in, we are discovering the wonderful world of shavings. It’s amazing how fast a new bag of fresh shavings time warps me back to horse show stabling. Even the smell of pine in a lumber yard will do. Leather is another classic horse smell. I get a little punchyContinue reading “Sense of Smell, Sense of Place”
Do We Even Know What Is Good For Us?
. . . . . . . new horse. I’m convinced it will revitalize my life. What if I’m wrong? Part of the momentum behind my epic, two-year tailspin with Rodney is that he was brought on as a solution. At that point, my life, in a word, sucked. A few bits were okay, butContinue reading “Do We Even Know What Is Good For Us?”
Foto Friday: Horses in the Hardware Store
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Foto Friday: Horses in the Grocery Store Foto Friday: Horses in the Fabric Store
Virtual Brush Box 