There are two things that should tug at any feeling heart string – a sick child and a sick animal. Not only are they suffering from the discomfort of the ailment, but both share a somewhat confused aspect, as if unsure why they are being punished in this way. Depending upon the age, you can … More The herd falls ill
The job has consumed my life. Too many evenings and weekends sacrificed over the last couple of years. The few that were not were used for catching up – either on chores or rest. Couple that with the longest, wettest rainy season in many, many years, and I find myself once again going into summer … More A Thousand Little Things
It was a perfectly fine Sunday. I hadn’t been feeling well for a couple of days, sure that I had contracted a virus – but it never fully materialized, and I was feeling marginally better. Things had finally dried up enough for the farrier to come out and give everyone a trim and reshoe, for … More Paying the price
If you didn’t already know, California has been in a years long drought – 5-6 years, depending upon the source. For at least the past couple of winters, we were promised wet systems that would break our drought. None materialized. So, you can imagine my skepticism when some were making that same promise this year. … More Rain, rain … go away!
I took a much needed sanity break. My inspiration for these posts comes from two main sources – my own little herd and what is going on in the horseworld at large. As the year wound down, I found that I had little time for the former, and little patience for the latter. So, I … More The End of Lofty Goals
Ironically, the day after publishing a remembrance of Dani, on the sixth anniversary of her death, her brother Java died suddenly. For further irony, Java left us at 25 – the same age his sister was when she passed on. We knew the end was coming soon, for Java, and were planning on making that … More Farewell Java
Horse Crazy Once Again 