This year, with all the rain, the bugs have been terrible and are still going strong. Normally, the deerfly season runs from the beginning of July through early August. I guess this year they didn’t get the memo. Some days, the bugs are so bad that after only a few minutes I turn around and […]

We’ve had a warm, spring-like week with temperatures in the sixties. People are out, walking, running, riding and . . . playing Frisbee. Zelda has a particular aversion to red Frisbees. They obviously eat horses. Especially black mares. And they fly at you. Now, Zelda definitely has spring fever. It’s hard to keep her attention […]

Horses by their very nature, excel at forgiveness. Watch some herd dynamics and you’ll see that while there can be some very articulate discussions over herd dynamics or access to food, they are brief. Horse move on. They don’t hold a grudge. At least not much. Zelda is very forgiving. Even syringing ulcer medication into […]

In a move right out of Jurassic Park, a cloned Przewalski’s horse has been born using genetic material cryopreserved 40 years ago, reviving genetic diversity “lost” decades ago. Kurt, the adorable colt, is the most genetically important member of his dwindling species. The last time the Przewalski’s horse was seen in the wild was in […]