Work: AM heat therapy, walk – 3 laps of our current “big” loop/PM long groom. Report: walk – some concern, some yawns. He wasn’t completely over it but he was on a loose rope the entire time & he didn’t escalate, which for him is a biggie. Ramblings for the day: When Rodney is concernedContinue reading “More Equine Tics”
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Immersed in the Equine Idiom
Work: PM heat therapy. Discussion: Two microwaved heating pads + sheepskin cover + wool blanket + warmish weather = happy horse. I have no idea why he doesn’t melt. Ramblings for the Day: I can’t swim and count at the same time. In order to keep track of my laps for the Polar Challenge thatContinue reading “Immersed in the Equine Idiom”
Superbowl Sunday
Work: PM1 heat therapy/PM2 Greg & Rodney joined us at the end of the mare walk. We circled the entire field. First time in a while. Discussion: Weather continues warm; horse continues mellow. He was halfway along the continuum from pulling like a train to totally relaxed. So, progress. Ramblings for the Day: Although IContinue reading “Superbowl Sunday”
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Work: same as Sunday, plus dog. Rating: remembered all lessons. Gold star. Ramblings for the day: Miniature Memoirs. Yesterday’s funk required a snack run. Checkout lane ennui begat O Magazine. Article inside: “You …. in Six Words“. Smith originated the idea. O venue. My blog life in six words: 1) Patience 2) my 3) a**,Continue reading “Brevity is the soul of wit.”
Gloomy Inside & Out
Work: AM groom/PM rained out. Evaluation: meh. Ramblings for the day: Given the ultimate heat death of the universe, does anything matter? Ever have days like that?
What Makes You [Horse] Happy?
Work: PM1 heat therapy & middle-distance handwalk/PM2 groom. Evaluation: warm weather = happy, pleasant horse = happy, pleasant me. Bodes well for summer. Ramblings for the day: Everything from philosophers to Hallmark cards tell us that happiness is within our own heads. But where? How? Anuscha Rees, on a post in her blog into-mind.com, talksContinue reading “What Makes You [Horse] Happy?”
Guest Blogger: Linda Benson, writer of The Girl Who Remembered Horses
Work: day off For fourteen years, I had a bimonthly book column in the USCTA News/Eventing USA. It was one of those gigs for which you can’t believe you are getting paid. Editors and attitudes changed but apparently my fixation with books I hasn’t, which is why my second guest spot is Linda Benson talkingContinue reading “Guest Blogger: Linda Benson, writer of The Girl Who Remembered Horses“
Virtual Brush Box 