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December 5, 2014

Paxton the Yorkie

I'm mentioned my tiny dog before, as she always follows me around. She is usually never more than about 10 feet from me, and she constantly sits on my lap if I'm sitting. I haven't really mentioned Paxton, my other yorkie, although he was the featured yorkie in Cutting Small Dog Hair. Paxton is much more independent, and outgoing. He's t[...]

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December 3, 2014

Peacock Themed Christmas Tree

I have now put up my Christmas tree. My inspiration was this little thing: read more[...]

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December 1, 2014

Book Review: Never Knowing

This review is full of spoilers, because I can't discuss the absurdity without saying what it is! read more[...]

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November 29, 2014

Treasures from the Parents’ House

On Thanksgiving, I was talking about a course I had taken in college, and decided to look for the course materials. It was like opening a treasure chest. My old bedroom had been converted into a general use room, making it hard to remember how it looked when I was a teenager living there. But I started going through the boxes in the clos[...]

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November 25, 2014

Why I Hate Cruises

Now that winter seems to be arriving, it's time to think of where else I'd like to be except here. Because I hate winter. It's cold, it's wet, and it freezes my water and makes me have to cart individual buckets of water from my laundry room. Clearly it's time for a vacation so some one else can do that for me. For some unknown reason, D[...]

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November 19, 2014

Horses: Unraveling the Mystery Part 3 – What Counts as Riding Experience

See part one hereĀ and part two here. A friend of ours is coming down for a weekend soon, and he's bringing a lady friend with him. The lady friend heard we have horses and wanted to go riding. I love going riding, and I love taking people riding, so that is great. But I had to ask how much riding experience she has. When I found out she[...]

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November 15, 2014

An Ode to Hats

I bought a new hat the other day. There's a really nice tack (horse) store near my house and in addition to overpriced horse tack, there's plenty of human clothes and accessories. I'd been looking for a hat like this for a while, so naturally I was thrilled to find it. I love hats. They shield your face from the sun, and the darkness[...]

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Horses, Saint Simeon: "Pony Man"
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November 10, 2014

How to Train Your Pony

This was originally going to be a video, but I don't feel like I'm talented enough on camera to inflict that on the world. Maybe as the pony's training progresses, I will try again. Since this was all from video, I have tons of screen captures! This will be exciting to share! How to Train Your Pony Before you even get started, you need[...]

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November 9, 2014

How to Cut Your Dog’s Hair

For the first time, I am posting this exclusive "How to". I have knowledge, and I am a generous person, willing to share this knowledge. I have small, hairy dogs. Many people I know also have small, hairy dogs. When we discuss our small, hairy dogs, the topic of haircuts frequently comes up. One of the problems of small, hairy dogs is[...]

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October 28, 2014

Blood and Guts 5K continued

I should have waited one more day to post about the 5k I did. Pictures came out today!! Unfortunately, even though they are supposed to be free, the photographer tried to charge me $15 for each photo I wanted. Frankly, it seemed like a rip off, as I'm barely even in the photo, and $15 is a lot higher than free. So those photos of me climb[...]

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Courtney

Driven by curiosity about everything in the horse world - the history, the breeds, the cultures. Wanting to spend my life seeking adventure with horses. Is this you, too? Let's discover together.

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