Category Archives: Horses

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. “The first artificial leg was patented by Benjamin Franklin Palmer of Meredith, New Hampshire.” Today I Found Out: November 4. More info, Nineteenth-Century Disability: Cultures and Contexts: The Palmer Patent Leg.~~~ Set alfalfa cubes to soak. Use hot water to speed up process. [Feed Change II] Wait. 👣 ToContinue reading “Feeding Protocol”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. I got nothing. The news seems both horrible and boring.~~~ You know you are a horsey family when this is the text your send your husband while he is at work … and he is happy to get it. No Hunter Barn lesson last week. Milton decide to haveContinue reading “Milton’s Monday, Pardon The Poop Pix”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “75 percent of eligible Americans have received at least one shot, and 70 percent support mask mandates in schools … a strong majority of Americans support requiring proof of vaccination to travel by airplane … parents who plan on vaccinating their kids has climbed to nearly 70 percent.” PressContinue reading “Speaking of Stirrups, Up They Go”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. The ears! The stripey knees! The cuteness! Marwell Zoo: Marwell Zoo visitors treated to the birth of a rare Grevy’s zebra foal. YouTube video. Hat tip to Equine Ink: Grevy’s Zebra Foal Born in UK Zoo, who keeps coming up with good stuff and who I should probably putContinue reading “No Stirrup November Begins”

Images Awareness of the outside world. AL.com: What is the difference between All Saints Day, All Souls Day and Halloween? Garrison, Oct. 29, 2021.~~~ ~~~ Process notes. Inkscape. Top. Widen stroke color. Middle. Swap. Bottom. Tiles. Pleased with effect of diagonal stripe using tiles. Fiddled with getting rid of faint vertical line. Finally gave upContinue reading “Blog Logo, Halloween Colors”

Blogging About Blogging Awareness of the other blogs (and blog-like objects). This one is on point for a narrow audience. In the Instagram highlights, dressagequeen_of_memes has compiled advice on competing at the USDF Finals at KHP. Also of interest to us tackbox quarterbacks. [Referral Saturday]~~~ Like writing the blog. Like that the blog is daily.Continue reading “State of the Blog, Brevity”

The world is vast & weird Awareness of the outside world. José Andrés’ Minibar serves Rubber Ducky meringues. Been There, Eaten That: Minibar: It’s Sensational, 2014, photo & review. Seen on The Zimmern List.~~~ Parade of Ducks [Last Year] [2018] [2016] [2013] What the duck? [Happy Rubber Ducky Day] Stay safe. Stay sane.Katherine