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Goodbye, little Sir Echo
If there is one thing that life with animals teaches you, it is to accept the cycles of life. Life begins, life ends, and in between there are many difficult decisions. Those lessons will always repeat, as your life with … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged Echo, life cycle, life transitions, Maggie, Nash, Parrots, passing, Patagonian conure
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One step backward, three steps forward
With all of us finally sound and healthy, I took a day off work to make a long weekend and get some momentum with the horses. Coffee, Roxie, and Tally are beginning to gain some fitness. It is wonderful to … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged horse behavior, horse human relationship, Horse training, Noble, progress
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In a Split Second
It was Monday and, in the words of The Bangles, it had been a Manic Monday. But the evening was cool, and well suited for working with the horses. I was probably too tired, but I’d been unable to work … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
Tagged horse behavior, horse human relationship, Horse training, Noble, trust
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I’m still here!
I have not been in the saddle for over six months. One of the longest rainy seasons on record, followed by horse injuries, then my own, have created a formula for stagnation on the horse training front. It’s a formula … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Fly Masks
It’s been the same story every year. The flies come out. Coffee and Tally do the Cha-Cha when the fly spray touches their sensitive hides. And Noble remembers that he’s much taller than we are, when it’s time to wear … Continue reading
Posted in Just For Fun, My Journey
Tagged bad behavior, behavior issues, Coffee, equine behavior, fly mask, Horse training, Noble, Tally
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A Pause to Refresh
I have been pondering, for a while, where I want to take this blog. It started as a way to share my journey, in the hopes that it might resonate with others. But the journey has taken so long, that … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey
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I used to believe …
We all develop our beliefs, often based upon ‘common wisdom’. As we go through life, we have a choice – test our beliefs against our experiences, and adjust them as necessary; or stick to them no matter how facts and … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged belief v fact, changing beliefs, horse abuse, horse neglect, horse shows, Horse training
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