Entries from May 2008
Tuesday morning we found Okie in the pasture with a little colt on the ground. He’s just adorable with a white mask and two blue eyes.
They’re both doing quite well considering she had him during one of the worst thunderstorms of the spring. He’s appropriately named Morning Thunder.
I went out to imprint him and the […]
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Tags: Uncategorized
Don’t you love discovering something and feeling that little light bulb go off in your head? Happens to me all the time. I was reading the training blog of a horse owner who realized long ago after having trainers scream at her to “RELAX” while riding that it’s nearly impossible to consciously relax. When you’re […]
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Tags: Horse Training
The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is a licensed BLM training port where up to 500 wild-caught mustangs are housed. The inmates work very hard to get into the program, often waiting years to be accepted and currently there are only 12 men in the training side. When they first enter the program they begin with “environmental […]
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Tags: Horses
Normally when I meet people or go look at their hay or go to auctions or the fairs or grocery store…. ok, well pretty much all the time… I tend to babble. I know. Shocking. It’s my lot in life. It’s the stick I’ve drawn. It’s my curse. I can’t help it really, it just […]
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Tags: Life on the farm · Uncategorized
Oh my heavens, so much has happened around here recently and the days have absolutely flown by. With gorgeous spring weather it seems the minute I’m finished working I head out to the barn and don’t come in again until evening! So many updates…… so little time. So I’ll give you my favorite update of […]
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Tags: Horse Training · Horses