Nothing Nice
The Rehomesteaders
April 2, 2013
Our neighbor tells us this was a mud wallow for pigs a few years back. That explains a lot. It
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Horses
Beast of Burden
The Rehomesteaders
March 31, 2013
It’s not the horses dragging their own posts for their fence. Here, Jack is the beast of burden. Oh, the
Math
The Rehomesteaders
March 28, 2013
This is the kind of math I wish they taught in school: how to calculate the construction and cost of
A Reprieve
The Rehomesteaders
March 23, 2013
Though we supposedly have a snowstorm on the way, we received a reprieve from the chilly, un-springlike weather and took an opportunity to enjoy
The Five Stages of Equine Training
The Rehomesteaders
February 11, 2013
Rehydrating after a training session. It’s been almost a month since I’ve been able to work Dancer. Fortunately, horses have a
Try, Try Again
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February 4, 2013
In our day, Stoney and I won a wall full of ribbons in everything from eventing to dressage to show jumping. Though
Well-Mannered
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January 26, 2013
Hold on Mamie! The great-grandmother I knew was stern, a bit boring, chastised me for walking her beloved Boston terrier too fast
On The Road Again
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January 24, 2013
Though I have trailered quite a few items and animals in my life, I opted to hand the responsibility of
Chores
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January 20, 2013
Yesterday, Evelyn wasn’t feeling herself and Kate was fast asleep, leaving only Claire to accompany me on my daily visit
Scary, Scarier, Scariest
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January 16, 2013
Today I asked Dancer to trot while on her back. Getting on her back was scary. Trotting was scarier. Cantering
Combover
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January 14, 2013
This is what a forelock should look like: long and thick (this is after I’ve had to thin and trim
Self-Confidence
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January 11, 2013
Though Dancer appears plain to some, she is gorgeous to me, sort of like a Black Beauty reincarnate with a
