Farm kid math
Vicki came home from school this week with one of her assignments. They had to create word problems for math. Is it obvious she lives on a farm and is completely animal focused? I think we need to work on…
Rob
Our first family hunter pace
Today Alex, Vicki, Anna, and I (Rob) rode in our first family hunter pace. It was put on by the West Greenwich Horseman’s Association (WGHA) at Arcadia in RI. For those not familiar with hunter pacing, it is a long…
When overdue becomes neglect
As a trimmer, I see a lot of hooves. Sometimes, new clients have horses with hooves in great shape being transferred from another farrier or trimmer for whatever reason. Sometimes, hooves are overdue because money has been tight, previous farrier…
Rob the farrier – now shoeing horses?
When someone sees the sign on the side of my car advertising “Natural Hoof Care” they ask me what that means. For the average person, I explain “You know how a farrier puts shoes on a horse? I am a…
Kidding season ends with a bottle baby
This afternoon as I was working outside, I heard screaming coming from the barn. It was Anna yelling “Rob! Rob! Rob!” I assumed she found a snake sunning in the spring sunshine, but since she had just finished riding King…
Making the Main Thing, THE Main Thing
Every family struggles with juggling all the kid activities, parent hobbies, jobs, volunteering, and so on. Our family is no different. It is easy to add on one more thing here, and there, after all, that activity is only 1…
Happy Birthday to Anna
Today was Anna’s birthday – she turned 28… For her birthday, Vicki showed up at our bed side with a cup of coffee to help her wake up. During the day, Vicki (our resident 8 year old baker) made the…
Another good ride
Since Anna’s parents are in town, we have had some extra help around and been able to get in a little more riding this week. In fact, today was my third ride on Calli in under a week. It was…
Alex’s first 5k
Today was the inaugural Colonel Classic 5k in Ledyard. Alex and I signed up and this was his first ever 5k. The course wasn’t exactly flat and it was about 42F when we started. Amanda came along for a ride…
Spring = Trail riding and training Calli
It was over 50F this afternoon which was perfect weather for riding the horses. Vicki and her best friend Alexis (who takes riding lessons with Anna) hopped off the bus, had a quick snack, and headed to the barn. A…