Category Archives: Thoughts

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Took the horses for a walk last weekend. Wasn’t expecting much. Which is good. We didn’t get much. This wasn’t going back to work. This wasn’t even the first day of class, handing out theContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 5 April, Start Successful”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Fourth month post surgeryWeek 4 of four weeks pasture rest The house is exhausted. We had a small, overnight storm during the weekend. In the morning, the horses were as tired as if they hadContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 4 April, House Restful”

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 DONEFour weeks of at-home stall rest DONEFour weeks of paddock rest DONEStarting week 4 of four weeks pasture rest Still not a lot to say about horses eatingContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles April 3, Pasture Peaceful”

Let’s take stroll down memory lane, courtesy of The Backyard Horse Blog: Let’s Play Horse Bingo. I reiterate their request. If this is yours, please claim for credit. Internet search not helpful. Too many versions of Horse Bingo out there. The results please ….. … drum roll …. … two bingos. Close to a clean sweep,Continue reading “Horse Bingo”

A weak entry. I plan to do better next year. Hersheyland: Twizzlers Links Click over for a book made from phyllo dough. TYWKIWDBI: “Booklava”, citing Edible Geography: Publishing Food #3. “The Sheridan Libraries Edible Book Festival began in 2014 and is now a highly-anticipated Johns Hopkins tradition. It is one of many such festivals thatContinue reading “Edible Book”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest Milton’s incision is still not closed completely. 😦 He’s fine. Bright-eyed & bushy tailed. Incision is mostly healed over. Belly has a sliiiight bit ofContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 31 March, Milton’s Stubborn Zipper”

Thinking about what comes next. One side of a Venn diagram: What you want to do.Other side of a Venn diagram: What is available. If they overlap, awesome. Rock on.If they don’t, time to get creative. Let’s say you want to learn combat flower arranging. A practitioner at the Iron Blossom level has a dojoContinue reading “Making Time For The Other Horses”