A few weeks ago, we took Puddin on her last car ride. Her cries had become more frequent, and most nights, she'd cry all night. She shuffled from the bedroom to her dog bed out in the hall every 30 minutes in an attempt to get comfortable. She'd scream out in pain as she collapsed on her bed. She c[...]
I have a case of the summertime blues. My motivation level is almost zero. It's always weird to me that as riders and horse lovers we love these animals and riding more than anything, but sometimes, don't feel inclined to ride. At all. Some, who may not be feeling this way at the moment, might gasp[...]
It's that time of year again - Time for me to set aside my horse-ing so we can do something Dave enjoys. The Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest in the country. It just started this last weekend and runs for the next 8 weekends. This past weekend had the theme of "Children's We[...]
Katie Price is a British reality show celebrity, with a ready for TV drama filled life. I'm not a fan of reality TV shows, but throw in horses, and yes, I absolutely am a fan! I don't care if it's good, or terrible, I want to watch this so badly! What do we need to do to get this to the U.S.?! T[...]
Warning: This post contains nothing related to horses, and is completely comprised of selfies of my hair. Breaking News: I got a haircut. This may not seem like news, but I hate going to salons because it always takes forever, so I rarely get my hair cut. Maybe once a year. Yes, I do often have s[...]
One of the most exciting things that could happen, happened at my little farm. I got a delivery of stone dust. Stone dust means possibilities. It meant I could finally fill in the lost footing in my arena. It means I can level out the horse stalls, level my driveway, and fill in the area arou[...]
We have a joke in my house. Dave, the IT Expert, degree in IT, worked in IT his entire career, has magnetic fingers that short out everything electronic in our house. He did a basic update on my desktop, desktop broke and required parts replacement. Then, while casually doing nothing online, the com[...]
The sad chicken update - Y'grette and Twank are both gone too now. The fox kept coming by, and scared them out of the run. I didn't think that was possible, but there was a hole in the roof of the run, and I'm assuming the two of them flew out of the hole to escape, only to realize they were much le[...]
I thought my chicken keeping experience couldn't get any worse after my beloved Fluffers died. But, it turns out that chickens continue to be expendable, and a few weeks ago, some predator came in and killed over half my flock. Killed, and then left their bodies scattered around my property, and my[...]
Continuing on with the tour! Takaro Farm Takora Farm is a private facility, with two barns, the one above, and another stone one, but bigger with a center stall block with the aisles on the outside, and a huge apartment above it. The owners ride and train their own field and show hunters, but th[...]