Posted in What to Buy, What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged bandana, boots, children, cow-girl boots, English, flannel, friends, hats, horses, kids, learning, memories, Payless, pony, remembering, students, wallet, whinny on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
–Garrison Keillor
I look back on my earliest days in the saddle and laugh at myself: I was just about six and I showed up [...]
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Posted in What to Buy, What to Smile at, What to Think About, Where to Go, tagged 2009, celebration, changes, equestrian, gym, health, horses, list, membership, money, New Year, resolution, savings, shows, summer, time, training on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself
–Andy Warhol
As 2009 takes off like a herd of jazzed-up throughbreds on a windy day (I honestly didn’t prepare myself for 2009 at all…) I wanted to emphasize change. A new year is like a clean slate. This time last year, I [...]
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Posted in What to Buy, What to Read, What to Think About, tagged author, books, equestrian, equine health care, feed, feeding, haynet, healthcare, horse care, horses, library, library books, one-horse owner, paddock, routine, schedule, security, vet, veterarian, water, writer, writing on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I purchased some classics on horse care…I gradually came to understand
that they were like 19th-century religious tomes on how to save your soul:
objective, good; instructions, extremely detailed; practical application,
impossible.
–C.J.J. Mullen
As anyone can guess from the added Book Club link (see top of this page) that I love books related to anything equestrian. I have a [...]
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When there is a planned trip to Dover or State Line…you know it’s going to be a dangerous event.
Like any horse geek, going to a tack shop is fun…but if not careful, you find that the $50 bucks you made the day before giving toddlers pony rides for an hour just went up in smoke [...]
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