December 19 Blog Wranglin' Wednesdays - Bug Off horses, horsemanship, equine, equine infections anemia, medical, strangles Hello everyone! I hope y'all are havin' a nice week, and if not, well, I hope it gets better! We're going to continue on our medical discourse today, because I'm off on a tangent now, and there's nothing worse than Katie off on a tangent. What now, you ask? Equine infectious anemia. A little easier to pronounce than last week's disease, but we'll settle for EIA, because it's kind of difficult to type. Equine infectious anemia can also be called swamp fever, or, the most ...
December 18 Blog Holiday Grief horse, barn, church, comfort, coping, horse friend, memorial, national tragedy, sandy hook, sandy hook elementary, shooting, tragedy, tribute, victims In the wake of another national tragedy, one that shook us to our very core in that it involved innocent children, there is never a clear, definite answer on how to cope. The families who were at the heart of this devastating loss of life most definitely deserve our prayers, sympathy, and kind thoughts, but how should the general populace cope in the light of the terrible and senseless events that transpired on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary? If you are related to or personally know ...
December 17 Blog In Other Horse News.... Spectators at a western Pennsylvania horse track, The Meadows, got more than they paid for when three deer hit the track just before the horses were supposed to race. The announcer, Roger Huston (who luckily had a great sense of humor) went on to give the play by play. "Bambi has the lead... Here comes Rudolph on the outside. A race delay as we have a deer event on the racetrack!" Since the event was being broadcasted on live TV, the announcer went along with the spectacle and gave ...
December 14 Blog Weather or Not, It's All Gonna Be Ok Dude Ranch, black mountain ranch, Black Mtn Ranch, sunsets, colorado dude ranch So pretty much all year 'round, I have to deal with the weather to get my job done. This is both a blessing and a curse as I truly do love to be outside, and have experienced most beautiful and tranquil that Mother Nature and the lower reaches of our atmosphere have to offer, but I can also say that I have experienced some of the worst that these two can throw at me, and everything in between. All those experiences, just in the name of getting the job done. For those of you that ...
December 13 Blog Thursday’s Treats for the Entire Family this Holiday Season horses, baking, dogs, family, gifts, holidays, treats It’s already December 13th if you can believe it. 2012 is almost over, and Christmas is nearly here. How many of you have your shopping done already? Or have at least started? This year I did some planning in advance by making a list with what I’m getting each one of my family members and friends. (Normally I am the Queen of procrastination and last minute, and all my shopping is done a few days beforehand without knowing what I’m getting everyone… which gets a little hectic.) This year I’ll ...