horses

What Do You Love?

November 17, 2010

“A daughter who won’t lift a finger in the house is the same child who cycles madly off in the pouring rain to spend all morning mucking out stables.”  Samantha Armstrong What do you love?  I love mucking stalls and sidling up to the massive muscles of horses.  I love pressing my cheek into their [...]

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Horse Happy

September 15, 2010

“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.”  Sharon Ralls Lemon Have you ever stood at a fence to watch horses savor the field as the sun begins to rise–an owl hooting in a nearby tree?  Have you ever [...]

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No Longer Consumes, Only Creates

September 14, 2010

I awoke feeling low on Saturday—deep in my bones.  I forced myself from bed and outside to care for the horses.  They came running to me, ready to rest after an exciting night out at pasture.  Cantankerous old Eddie gently nuzzled me, as if sensing my darkness.  As we entered the barn, I found the [...]

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Separatedness is an Illusion

August 6, 2010

It is interesting how a place takes on the energy of all who dwell there.  Take one away and the energy shifts.  Gee Whiz, one of the horses I care for, is at the veterinary hospital for a serious surgery.  The place doesn’t feel right since he’s been gone.  Even the other horses feel his [...]

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The Blessings of Chronic Pain

July 29, 2010

I love being so physically active—even in the 100 degree heat.  I’m amazed that the Georgia heat doesn’t bother me.  I thought I’d have a difficult time adjusting from the northeast to the southheat but it is clear that my body is made for this kind of weather.  My skin has turned a rich dark [...]

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Transitions

July 6, 2010

Didn’t sleep well.  Awoke at 3am.  Still awake at 5.  Drift back to sleep.  Alarm sounds at 6, waking me in frustration.  Get up to bring in the horses.  I don’t see them.  They are at the top of the pasture, so I hoof it up there.  Water buckets soaking in pine sol in the [...]

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Beyond Wrongdoing and Rightdoing

May 11, 2010
missouri fox trotter

This is a view from the balcony of my new place.  Hot Shot is one of the horses I care for, a Missouri Foxtrotter, and he is a horse with an attitude.  Did he get his name because he acts like a hot shot, or does he act like a hot shot because he got [...]

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Rainy Day Treasures

March 15, 2010

I love wandering in the woods.  I feel like I’m on a treasure hunt.  Wet days like these often hold wonderful gifts–if I’m willing to notice.  I’m pretty sure that these are raccoon tracks.  Aren’t the toes fascinating? I can’t tell you how often I forget that rainy days can offer the best photo ops.  [...]

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I See Soul

February 25, 2010

  This is spooky.  She is blind.  She may be the most soulful horse I’ve ever met.  She has a courageous vulnerability that is gripping.  She moves through her world very differently than the horses around her.  She navigates the huge pasture with amazing grace and courage.  She may not be able to see me [...]

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