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Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Memories Came Flooding Back
The memories came flooding back. The worry about a life on the line, the anxiety about whether the vet’s approach would work, the frustration that all had not gone as it usually did, the appreciation for the vet’s consultation, the … Continue reading
Posted in Fell Ponies, Natural Health, Partnered Pony (TM)
Tagged foal rejection, foaling, maiden mares
An Overlap of Three
I love it when different interests that I have overlap. When it happens, I feel like marking the occasion in some way. That’s why there’s a chapter in my most recent book What an Honor entitled, “Where Food and Fells … Continue reading
Posted in Fell Ponies, Work Ponies
Tagged Abbot-Downing Co., Concord Coach, Driving Digest, stagecoach, Wells Fargo
Perspicacious is One Approach
It’s not very often, in the publications that I read, that I stumble when I read a word. But I admit that I stumbled when I came upon ‘perspicacious.’ It was in a sentence about the history of the Thoroughbred. … Continue reading
Posted in Fell Ponies, Partnered Pony (TM), Rare Breeds, Sustainable Equestrianism
Tagged fell ponies
That Good Blue Horn
The forecast was for snow all day and then temperatures were supposed to plummet. Willowtrail Wild Rose was due to have her hooves trimmed, and the job required precise timing. Not too wet (no precipitation that would soak my tools), … Continue reading
Posted in Fell Ponies, Natural Horsemanship
Then and Now
In 1902, my great great grandparents took a horse-drawn journey from Ashland, Oregon to Long Beach California. The trip was over 700 miles and took nearly five weeks. Along the way, Dan and Kate Glenn easily found hay, feed, water, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Sustainable Equestrianism
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