Just got back from Farley’s new stable and it is absolutely wonderful!!!!!  It’s just as good as I remember with a HUGE arena and incredible riding in the river bottoms.  Farley seems to be settling in well and she likes company.  It’s one thing that I felt bad about – having her all by herself […] more

First up, 2 blog recommendations: I’m a regular reader of this blog. More than any other book, tutorial, or website, the posts here have helped me understand my camera and how to take pictures of horses. There’s always just enough information to be helpful, not overwhelming, and there’s enough examples of the concept to make […] more

Yesterday I learned how to age a horse with teeth. I went into vet school knowing how to age a horse using that groove on the side of the teeth, but unless the horse is somewhere around 15 years up to about 30 years, I was out of luck. I’m really confident now with horses […] more

….I won’t have to sell all my possessions and live under a bridge in a cardboard box. I *finally* found employment.  Doing something that is PERFECT for my lifestyle, my background, and my strengths.  It’s minimal hours for now, but has the potential to open yet more doors for me. Yes, technically with my boot […] more

….want to explore some horse stuff on the internet that will have you wasting your entire day and decrease your productivity to zero? I have a full day of classes and probably won’t get to write a “real” post, so instead I have a website/artist/blog recommendation that I heard on the “Stable Scoop”. I’ve listened […] more

Question:  Should Mel play in Sunday’s talent contest? Step 1: find fiddle Me: have you seen my fiddle?Matt: Under the bed?Me: no, the other fiddle.Matt: ummmm….closet? (the closet is where we stash everything that isn’t used on a daily basis)Mel: (after 15 minutes of searching a tiny house and digging through the closet) Here it is […] more

In my notes I have “Treatment 101 for endurance rides and riders”.  Actually…..since vets don’t treat rides or riders, maybe the title should be “treatment 101 for endurance HORSES”. The vet who presented this (Dr. Jay Mero) was fabulous.  Straight shooting, no nonsense, with a sense of humor.  She’s fairly local to me and running […] more