Tag: horses
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Catching up
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall . . .
Last weekend I took Freedom to a barn with an indoor. In all the years that I’ve owned him, I have never taken him inside one. The first steps into the dark, cavernous space took some coaxing. But it was the mirrors that really set him off. Along the long side of the the ring […]
Read MoreThe feeling of the perfect jump
There’s very little that compares to the feeling of nailing a jump — seeing the spot from a good distance back and riding forward into that spot so that each jump is right in stride. It’s exhilarating. It sounds easy. And sometimes it’s very difficult to achieve. Some days it seems like jumping is unbelievably […]
Read MoreI wish someone told me to gain weight
Freedom is like one of your skinny friends who eats all the time but still complains about being too thin. While eating six quarts (6.5 lbs) of Triple Crown, two quarts of alfalfa pellets (2.5 lbs) and all the hay he wants per day, he was getting ribby. I know that Willow and Curly are […]
Read MoreThe danger of horse hair
An unexpected guest
Imagine arriving at the barn and finding a young moose hunkered down with your horse! Of course, who could blame him? Soft bedding, all you can eat buffet and a horse friend.
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