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 barefoot trimmer and specialize in un-shoeing a horse.” I guess it’s time to change my answer….
As a child I loved to read. I would go to the library and come home with lots of books on the newest topic of interest, or some novels to read. I spent many nights up late reading. Then I would sleep late. I am still a night owl and I am trying to get…
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 and was in the barn with him, it could have been something more serious, so…
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 hour each week. Some of the hardest decisions are the ones where you stop doing…
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 birthday cake. She uses Anna’s tablet to find a recipe and only cooks from scratch. …
This morning we headed out to the 4H textile arts show in Gales Ferry at the St David’s church. Vicki brought a toy horse blanket she made from potholder squares. The kids made concrete tile stepping stones, paper flower balls and felt bracelets. There was also a fashion revue.
This afternoon Alex and I went trail riding. I rode King, and Alex rode Dakota. Alex grumbled a little for making him leave his game on the computer but then went to tack up his pony. After we crossed the water behind out barn we picked up a trot. We rode for an hour, trotting…
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 a nice mid fifties afternoon, Anna rode Precious, and I work with Calli. I hate…
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 in the stroller. Alex still needs to grasp the concept of pacing, because he tended…