Stall Rest Chronicles 13 April, Liberty Day!

Explanation. We HAD a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. Fourth month post surgeryTwo weeks at clinic DONEFour weeks of at-home stall rest DONEFour weeks/one month of paddock rest DONEOne month of pasture rest DONE DONE! As of today, Milton is no longer under veterinary orders. DONE! DONE! DONE! Patient is feeling fine. PatientContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 13 April, Liberty Day!”

Stall Rest Chronicles 12 April, What Kept The Tack Room Door Shut

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] So how did Rodney end up with three months off? It wasn’t an explicit decision so much as one thing leading to another. [The Metaphoric Tack Room Door Creaks Open] Reason. Cold. Back in January itContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 12 April, What Kept The Tack Room Door Shut”

Stall Rest Chronicles 11 April, The Metaphoric Tack Room Door Creaks Open

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Tack! Was worn! By one of our horses! After a short handwalk, Rodney did a few circles on longlines. Being Rodney, he trotted off thinking this was Hard Work. No, no. Just walk quietly forContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 11 April, The Metaphoric Tack Room Door Creaks Open”

Stall Rest Chronicles 10 April, On Being Bleary

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryTwo weeks at clinic DONEOne month of at-home stall rest DONEOne month of paddock rest DONEStarting week 5 of one month of pasture rest You may notice a change in the wordingContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 10 April, On Being Bleary”

My Professional Presence Online

I’ve written hundreds of articles, 403 at last count, with a handful more since then. Almost all for print media. Therefore, my online professional links are a small fraction of my CV. Below are the results of an ego search to see what I could find of my commercial writing on the Internet. Horses, GeneralContinue reading “My Professional Presence Online”

Maps For the Month, State of the Fitness

Daily Walk New Places Riverchase Galleria. Embracing the stereotype of being an old fart in America, I went for a walk in the mall on a rainy day. I can see why it is (was?) popular, particularly if you live somewhere with inhospitable weather. I haven’t been to this mall since the LEGO store closedContinue reading “Maps For the Month, State of the Fitness”