I have not been writing as much as I'd like. Sometimes life just gets in the way, and makes it really hard to sit down and write uninterrupted. I've been spending a lot of evenings doing farm work, which is my normal writing time. The[...]
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A shadow across the land. A breeze of cool mist. The sound of swift feet. That is me, for I am the Weed Hunter. For too long have weeds plagued my fields. As horses rip the grass down to the dirt around them, they[...]
Several days after Stu's last breakout, I was again mucking stalls. The stalls happen everyday, but this time was going to be different. (This blog is well on its way to just being a chronicle of Stu breaking my fences.) You know t[...]
It was late afternoon, and I was walking into my kitchen after hanging out with baby. My tiny yorkie wanted to go outside, so I let her out, and turned to grab some food before I went back to baby. My eye caught something out of pla[...]
Stu annoying another horse. Stu is no longer mostly idle. Instead he gets worked every night, or every other night. (Basically, like 40% idle now, which is why it can be mostly not idle.) We've been working on the lunge lin[...]
Would you like to own a racehorse? It may be more possible than you think. Do you own a thoroughbred? You're halfway there! The National Steeplechase Associate would actually like you to consider it. They have a campaign called Go[...]
Originally I was planning on reviewing this movie like I've reviewed horse movies in the past - basically, pointing out all the absurd plot points and inaccurate horse information. But, this is actually a good movie, and I just can'[...]
With a new movie coming, Dream Alliance is being thrust into the spotlight again. A horse, bred and raised in a former mining village in Wales and owned by working class owners, somehow ended up winning the Welsh Grand National, and c[...]
Everyone knows the Kentucky Derby - all the horses run around a big circle, women wear hats, and eventually, a winner is declared. Also, one of the horses wins the race. But lesser known to the general public are steeplechase races[...]
After a week of Stu's antics, I was ready to sell him. I was almost ready to give him away to the first person who said they wanted him. Not only did he knock down a fence to get to the mares, he learned from that experience how to kn[...]