This morning I helped with haltering a skittish horse — let’s call him Bayou — who is here on the ranch for re-start and development. It’s sunny and brisk out, and despite recent advances in his trust in humans and his acceptance that maybe, just maybe, the halter isn’t a snake, he was having a [...]
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Months ago, I said to a friend, “I wish I had more time with my horses!” We both laughed and said we’d better be careful about what thoughts we put into the Universe. “I’m amending that,” I said aloud. “I don’t want to get that time by losing my job, so, how about if I [...]
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After Rocky and I finished his evening workout of walking with purpose, over poles and on gradual hills, we relaxed in the arena with only a few lights on. I had fought off a migraine in the afternoon through resting in a cool, dark room, and I wanted to read quietly before bed without triggering [...]
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Yeah, that’s me, up on my Atwood Ranch filly, all casual and relaxed. Of course inside I’m going SQUEEEEEEEEEE! I did the whole progression, with direction from Erin: stand and “pet” her with my legs, jump up and down in all zones, heave myself (with a boost, LOL) over her withers, lie flat on her [...]
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It’s cool to see how someone can sum up horsemanship in a little more than a minute and make such a beautiful video — and use the mainstream media and advertising platform as a way to sneak some horses onto the information highway. As for combining mobile usage with horse time, what a perfect topic [...]
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So we let her out. Yee haw!
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The day before Salsa became River’s travel and quarantine buddy, we took the Flip outside and filmed the seventh session of level 1/2 Figure 8. As you can see we did several games and patterns at various levels. Music provided by my friend Reggie Hall. All appropriate permissions obtained.
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I learned in session five why our infinity pattern broke, after we did so well in the first three sessions. Session four was pretty bad, and session five looked to be getting worse. But then I realized that when I switched the lead rope from hand to hand and pointed between the cones, I was [...]
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Cute Overload recently posted a photo of a pony almost as cute as Salsa. Tewtelly redonk, but true! What do you think, should I send in this one of Salsa?
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But he learned more from the river than Vasudeva could teach him. He learned from it continually. Above all, he learned from it how to listen with a still heart, with a waiting, open soul, without passion, without desire, without judgment, without opinions. ~ Herman Hesse, Siddartha River will be joining our family this month, [...]
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Yesterday, Jan and Dan and I went to Atwood Ranch Naturally to choose a sound partner for continuing our horsemanship journey. We want a horse who will be sound, who will be happy in a family setting, a mix of playing at home and going out on trails, demos and playdays and friendly competitions. A [...]
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I mail the check tomorrow and bring her home in the next few weeks. There’s some legal paperwork and all that too. A perfect day; I am nine years old and dreaming, I suspect. But if that is true, as Arwen tells Aragorn, “then it is a good dream.” I am posting this from my [...]
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Rocky and Salsa have moved temporarily to the front pen so their pen can be used for a guest. I’m still buried in the workalanche, with major projects due January 14 (today!), January 20, January 21, and January 27. Hence, February 1 for re-starting the Parelli program. But yesterday I took advantage of a canceled [...]
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I missed the Halloween playday on our ranch due to an unexpectedly late night the evening before. It’s okay though. I’ve been so slammed with client work this month that I didn’t see Rocky or Salsa at all, except through my office window. But everyone else in the whole world — heheh — did devote [...]
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In which I embed a 15 second video of Salsa galloping around the front arena.
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Dick Francis Novels
I re-read the entire collection of Dick Francis novels at least once a year.
