As Salsa got in and out of the trailer on his own today, with me standing to the side and just sort of gesturing and running a load/unload video loop in my head, I realized that I get some credit for this. The first time he loaded with the divider up — it’s a two [...]
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In which I report on a good horse day, and as I write, realize that I did quite a few things right tonight.
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The attitude of juh-wuh? This one means “trust, but be ready to correct, no more one than the other.” Trust your horse to do his job, and if he makes a mistake, help him: answer his question, bring him in for reassurance and try again, ask for the gait again, or whatever is appropriate for [...]
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In which I cry a little.
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In which I transcribe some of the highlights of our conversation and health issues discovered through the animal communicator.
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In which I stray into new-agey California airy-fairy stuff and show how it relates to horsemanship.
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The speeding planet burns I’m used to that My life’s so common it disappears And sometimes even music Cannot substitute for tears Two weeks and counting since the last time I played with Rocky. I’ve been out a few times to make sure he has all his limbs and to feed him some apples I’m [...]
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In which I ramble about lack of fitness – of more than one kind.
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It’s not that I’m glad Rocky has arthritis in his coffin joint, especially at only 9 years old. It’s that I understand arthritis, I’ve been dealing with it for years in Jedi, and I feel confident in my ability to monitor and manage it for Rocky too. Navicular, ringbone (my biggest worry, given that ringbone [...]
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Dick Francis Novels
I re-read the entire collection of Dick Francis novels at least once a year.
