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Category Archives: My Journey
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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“Do you have a man …”
I have been admittedly lax in keeping up on posts. There is little horse activity, with the wet weather we’ve had; so we decided to send the household into chaos and get the interior painted. Once the weather turns to … Continue reading
Posted in My Journey, Thinking Out Loud
Tagged bias, explicit bias, implicit bias, sexism
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The explosive equine
A few years ago, in the course of trying to retrain Tally after the “trainer” who started her had botched it so badly, I was making one last walk circle before getting off. But my dismount did not happen as … Continue reading
Horsekeeping while ill
The last thing I want to do is drag myself out from under the warm blanket, in my warm house, to venture out into the cold and the rain. It has been over a week, and four tissue boxes, and … Continue reading