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~Arizona & The Girls~

~Arizona & The Girls~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* The mares were compliant…(Thank God)….. They stood nicely for our new blacksmith…they didn’t lean on him…or take naps on his back…or squish him…or nibble off an ear….. I knew Pepper was good with blacksmiths…but I was unsure about Crimson…up until now (apparently) she’s only been a pasture pony….. But all’s well that ends well….. No harm…no foul….. Arizona has taken us on as new clients…and will come back again for other scheduled visits……..

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Blacksmiths Aren’t What They Used To Be

Blacksmiths Aren’t What They Used To Be

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* It wasn’t easy….. But we found one….. Our past blacksmith quit on us….. After Claire and then Brave passed…a little bit of time went by…but not much….. When I recontacted him…our farrier said he’d been ill…after an exposure to glyphosates…(not the first time we’ve heard that)….. ~~~Don’t Get Me Started On Round-Up and Monsanto and Bayer~~~ My farrier had a single occurrence Grande Mal seizure…and after that…he decided he was only going to…

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Horse Health Re-Visited

Horse Health Re-Visited

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** We brought Pepper home this last December….. She had been at Mary Constance’s farm….. When we brought her home…just to be on the safe side…our veterinarian (Doctor Stevie Wonder) pulled some blood for baseline bloodwork….. …..just to keep on file…as a history…to refer to….. Doctor Wonder intended to compare her blood again…in about six months time…for any changes….. Well…that was the plan….. This last April…while Pepper was getting her annual shots (West Nile…EWT…etc)…and…

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~Pepper Comes Home~

~Pepper Comes Home~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Finally….. After such a long time….. I have a Hunt horse again….. I can’t tell you just how happy that makes me…I can’t stop grinning….. Mary Constance has been Hunting her for me…giving her experience…and mileage….. She told me that she even requested one of her lesson students to get on and off Pepper fifty times…in the clumsiest way possible….. …..the young lady dragged her foot over Pepper’s rump…poked her in the ribs…hung…

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~~~A New Hunt Season Is About To Begin~~~

~~~A New Hunt Season Is About To Begin~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Here we go….. …..the difference with this year is…I think I might just be ready…(if my breeches still fit)….. This coming 2024-2025 Fox Hunting Season is about to begin….. It starts with Mounted Hound Walks…then progresses to the Business Meeting…then Cubbing Season….. There’s a mare named Pepper that I can Hunt…(of course she’s a Clydesdale)….. Mary Constance has her now…she’ll be introducing her to the foxhounds at the first Mounted Hound Walk….. Hunt…

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The Fox Hunting Season Continues…

The Fox Hunting Season Continues…

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** This year’s Fox Hunting Season is in full swing….. Mary Constance just sent me the GPS mapping of the hounds at last Saturday’s Hunt….. It was at a ranch just south of us…and apparently they covered 15.5 miles….. Geez!  Louise!………….that was a long Hunt….. But a good Hunt horse can do it…at least the weather was a little cooler…not cold…but cooler….. Mary Constance said the first half of the Hunt was a blank……..

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…..in search of…..

…..in search of…..

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Just in case you were wondering….. …..I’m still looking….. I’ve added some more to my cash envelope for my next Hunt horse….. …..but…it’s not impressive….. I’ve been scouring the internet for the perfect Clydesdale mare….. This Hunt Season has already started….. …..they’re only a few Hunts in….. And lets not forget…I don’t have my truck back yet…either….. …..(geez…I’m starting to sound pathetic)….. But I have located a farm out in California which has…

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*Claire’s Hooves*

*Claire’s Hooves*

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Another post about Claire-Bear and her hooves….. I wish all my posts could be positive….. I wish Claire would heal….. …..neither one of those wishes appear to be realistic….. But the good news is…Claire isn’t acting any worse for wear….. She just keeps plugging along….. One hoof in front of the other….. Claire is inadvertently living out her own twelve-step program….. One day at a time….. Montana (our blacksmith) was here again…(it’s a…

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~~~In Search Of A Sabino~~~

~~~In Search Of A Sabino~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** The weather is so inhospitable right now…going outside is something to avoid….. I’m looking at photos of my hearty friends venturing out on trail rides with their horses….. I have to admire them…I have to admire their mounts…I’m hoping they’re out on the trails when it’s still quasi-cool in the early mornings…(but it’s never cool)….. Claire and Anja and Brave would faint if they were asked to exercise right now….. …..they are so…

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~~~Now’s The Time For A Plan~~~

~~~Now’s The Time For A Plan~~~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Perfect timing never occurs….. Making the best of things…is usually the best we can do….. …..(along with always looking for and counting any blessings we can possibly find)….. So…it’s time to put one foot in front of the other…and start making plans to find my next riding horse….. I want to ride…I want to Fox Hunt…I missed this last entire season….. …..I intend to be ready for next Fall’s Cubbing Season….. …..I’ve got…

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