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Eye To Eye

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Prodded in the buttocks by a comment from Cowgirliz [Never Settle], today I visited a barn that offers Western lessons. Western comes with less baggage. I don’t know anyone in that world and have no ambitions in that direction. Of course, there exists the mathematical possibility that I will meet my equine soulmate, become theContinue reading “New Barn Checklist”

Bad Ear Day

A Rodney Moment

Let us take a break from horse shopping to check in with our hero. How has Rodney been while I have been plotting his replacement and Mathilda has been taking up all my time? Fat & happy. Remarkably so. At night, we put him up in a stall and bed down the aisle to giveContinue reading “A Rodney Moment”

Yin or Yang?

Day two of my perseveration on horse shopping. The first step to buying is knowing what you want. I don’t. Back when Previous Horse was retired and Mathilda was a sprightly, young 20-something, our goal was to gradually locate replacements for both horses. As I said back in January, “This has been the plan allContinue reading “Yin or Yang?”

Crowdsourcing

You’re helping me & you didn’t even know it. I took a tiny step toward a third horse today, thanks to this blog. An astute reader suggested I post about the barriers keeping me from looking for a new horse. Not the barriers to horse-hunting & buying, we all know those: riding a lot ofContinue reading “Crowdsourcing”

The Upside of Illness

There is none. I must respectfully – and carefully – disagree with the Marines that pain is weakness leaving the body. Pain is the body having a temper tantrum. It overreacts [vasovagal response]. It’s bad at explaining itself [referred pain]. It’s loud and annoying and you can’t wait for it to get over itself andContinue reading “The Upside of Illness”