This morning Brian and I were finishing our coffee when my cell phone rang. The caller ID told me it was Cathi, who owns our barn. My heart gave a flutter as I answered. Cathi is at least sensitive to the fact that most of her boarders have a reaction like mine when she calls… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
A Warm Winter Day at the Barn
I am finally well again and had some time this morning, so I headed out to see how our guys were doing. Temps were in the high twenties and it felt good to be outside and doing something after so many days cooped up being ill. Steen came right up to the gate when he… Read more »
On a Different Note
Although the main subject of this blog is (and always will be) horses, lately I have felt an inclination to post more about fitness and my struggle to become and stay fit. One of my big reasons for desiring to stay fit is to facilitate my life with horses, so I think adding the subject… Read more »
Slow Start
The year has started off with less momentum than I’d hoped. I’ve been more than a little sick for two solid weeks now. So I’m left gazing at pictures of our horses rather than actually spending any time with them. I took this shot in the fall, when Steen and Bear were still getting to… Read more »
A New Year
After a long vacation in Arizona I am having fun readjusting to the cold Midwest, although I do lament the lack of snow. I’m not sure how Bear feels about it. Judging by how he’s been in the pasture lately, my guess is he could go either way. Today they were all out with the… Read more »
A New Year at the Barn
It’s been my worst winter yet in Iowa as far as riding is concerned, but today Brian got off work early and we decided to go try to get a quality visit in with Bear and Steen. They are both looking good, though the winter is here in earnest and we’ve experienced some harsh temps.… Read more »
Horse Portraits
I’ve been out of town for a couple of weeks, and though I didn’t ride I did get a new lens for my camera. So, I took some portraits of the horses I had available. First, my sister’s horse Jak. He’s a 17 year old Appaloosa (mutt). Second, my mom’s horse Joe. Also 17, he’s… Read more »
Trims and Fidgets
Today we had our annual Christmas/Farrier potluck at the barn. Brian and I baked scones and arrived a bit on the late side. Steen was really excited to see me, pacing along the fence-line as we approached. Bear was less proactive about being caught, but came with amiably enough once once Brian had the halter on. We… Read more »
Cold and Wet
Today it rained for most of the morning and then the rain shifted to snow. Temps started to fall just after noon and tonight the lows are supposed to be in the teens. Although Bear has actually manged to put on weight as the weather has gotten colder (he’s apparently the definition of an easy-keeper),… Read more »
Getting Bigger
It has been a little over 3 weeks since I last went out to see Bear. My shoulder and rib have continued to get better (I’m wondering if I actually cracked a rib as I’m still feeling some tenderness 5 weeks out). In those 3 weeks we’ve had a few nice days, but quite a… Read more »