Posted in What to Smile at, tagged barn friends, buddies, companionship. lifestyle, friends, gals, girls, hang out, relax, schedule, social, social life, socialization on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“I get by with a little help from my friends.”
- John Lennon
Yeah, not too original title, but it there are SO many quotes about friendship, I picked a broad and widely known one. Anyway, every equestrian knows the importance of an equine partner: a four-legged friend who will always have your back…in a manner [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged be prepared, blankets, clothing, dresser, groom, hand-me-downs, mud, New England, prepared, rain, sleet, snow, weather, weather resistant on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.
~Patrick Young
There’s a saying in New England that gets passes around here frequently: If you don’t like the weather, just wait 5 minuets. When you own a horse (or [...]
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Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged age, aging, aging process, elderly, old, retire, retirement, time on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
” Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.”
~Harry Emerson Fosdick
It’s inevitable: everything ages. Nothing escapes the effects of time–joints stiffen, eyesight weakens, your memory starts to slip, etc. While I’m NO WHERE NEAR retiring myself, every equestrian has an equine partner who, at 25 years young is elderly to a horse, will [...]
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