They say that pride goeth before a fall. I get it … become too full of yourself and that’s when you’re most vulnerable to fail, trip yourself up, etc. But Fate, really … did you have to give me a literal reminder?!
We all know them – the picky eater, the person who “plays” with their food, or the one who cannot have the things on their plate touch. I remember, years ago, hearing of a study where they tied male personality types to how they ate their food. But, did you know that horses have different … More Grazing psychology
The wind is howling across the chimney. I don’t know about the rest of the world, but the North wind is mythic with horse people in the Sacramento Valley. It is a drying wind, here. It makes summer days hotter, and winter days colder. And it turns the most plodding old horse into a silly … More A visit from the North Wind
I had no idea what to expect from this weekend. Coming into it with a bum foot of my own, and Nash now barefoot, it looked like just another twist of fate – another weekend with no riding, and no progress. How wrong I was! Fate was kind, for a change, and we had a … More What a lovely weekend!
The forecast for this weekend was warm and sunny … for winter, anyway. Horses all sound and back in work. People all healthy. The formula for a nice riding weekend. And then it happened …
As has been the pattern this past couple of years, we reach the point of getting back in the saddle and something goes awry. Weather, lameness, work, human illness … we’ve experienced all in more than copious quantities of late. This week is proving no exception!
Horse Crazy Once Again 