November 30 Blog The Outlaw Josie Wales and the In-Law Jimmy Tart So if you have been reading my blog posts the last couple of weeks, you might have noticed a theme. They are all posted somewhat late night on Friday, and so far have all started with some kind of panicky "what the heck am I supposed to write about" statement. I would like to think that I am smart enough and diligent enough to be able to change this habit. Here is where you should note that I am writing this at 10:32 on a Friday night. Don't judge me. I'm working on it. About 45 ...
November 28 Blog Saving the Wild Horses of North America and How Extreme Mustang Makeover is Getting it Right wild horses, extreme mustang makeover Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world with only 3.5 persons per square kilometer – this is a lot of space to share, not only with other people, but also with the animals who inhabit the land. The province of Alberta is home to people (3.6 million of us), grizzly bears, black bears, big horned sheep, moose, deer, elk, coyote, cougar, multiple species of game birds and waterfowl and of course, the feral horse. There are approximately 770 wild horses that roam ...
November 28 Blog Wranglin' Wednesdays - Sack Your Horse! Dude Ranch, horses, horseback riding, horsemanship, western riding, equestrian, horse, equitation Oh no, it's that time again! Time for Katie to tell y'all some ridiculous fact, or rant about why you should, or shouldn't, do that whatever it is with your horse. What I wanna' discuss this week is sacking out your horse. Maybe not so ridiculous after all? Sacking out, in essence, is desensitizing a horse to stimulus; loud noises, cars, gunfire, and other things. It is imperative to the safety of you, your horse, and others around you, but best of all, it's really ...
November 28 Blog A Rocky Road to Rediscovery Sorry for my lateness in posting, yesterday was an incredibly stressful day with tests, finals, and multiple assignments due. By the end of the night I had lost the ability to form a coherent sentence, much less write out a post! However, even though this week has been incredibly busy, I learned an extremely valuable lesson that I would like to share with y'all. This weekend marked three years together with my current significant other. For the past two years, we've been in a long ...
November 26 Blog All horses deserve, at least once in their life, to be loved by a little girl. The Story of Avery May and Seabiscuit. This rides for you, Avery. It saddens our heart to share that last week our herds mightiest little pony, Seabiscuit, passed over to the Rainbow Bridge. 'Biscuit, as he was known, was a legend at Black Mountain Ranch. Biscuit came to the ranch from Carrie McGraw, after racing barrels and poles. The May family brought Seabiscuit here as a first horse for their oldest son Thatcher. The two didn't quite see eye to eye, and last summer in 2011, ...