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Monday, December 16, 2013

Merry Christmas from Our Herd to Yours

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I am a woman who loves horses: talking, writing, thinking, daydreaming, and obsessing about them. We have nine on our little ranch: Cowboy, Beautiful Girl, Leah, Cowgirl, Little Joe, Lily, Foxy Mama, Tumbleweed, and the newest addition, Epona, who survived pharyngeal dysfunction as a newborn foal.
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My Favorite Blogs

  • Ride a Good Horse
    Progress - Last post I mentioned that the next step was to be able to catch the colts out in the pen- that afternoon, it happened! Boe let me catch him out there; ...
  • 4R Ranch
    Outdoor Time - Today, after dropping off Draper at boot camp, we came home to work more on Hugo. I saddled up Otoelene and we went for a ride outside. Hugo was out walk...
  • It's a Horse Life
    Seize Your Day - This morning I went out to feed the neighbor's chickens and ducks (she had her shoulder replaced a couple days ago). As I was holding the gate and wal...
  • Journey with a Dancing Horse
    There and Back Again - Well, it has been a while since I posted. Ed and I were away on a long-awaited vacation. We started planning for this trip with our friends back in 2019...
  • Fern Valley Appaloosas
    Photo dump of the summer - SO the good news is I have been busy , and also the bad news is I have been busy! wow! summer shot by at the speed of light! Here is a photo dump of so...
  • Unsafe Investments
    On Moral Judgements and Horses -April 5th - Sometimes I fall into the trap of labelling things as if they were clearly black and white, when they are more like my horse in April: grey and muddy. ...
  • equine expressions
    summer firsts ~ 3 of 3 - Padame's first visit went so well that plans were made before she left for her home to haul her back to our place, right before her last show. This time, c...
  • News from Oak Creek Ranch
    The Orchard Takes a Hit - You wouldn't know it to look at the garden, but the orchard is really having a hard spring. We had a very late, very cold, and prolonged, frost in Apri...
  • Nancy's Big Adventure
    WHO WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN - I had considered not coming back to this BLOG. I am just a wee bit fed up with the political state of affairs in my backwoods area of Northeast Kansas....
  • Mustang Saga
    Work and Play - I don't know if it's true, but I once heard that the Russian word for work and play are the same word. I find sometimes that I enjoy work more than some...
  • C-ing Spots Appaloosas
    Been a looonng time coming - Since June 2019 to be specific. Wow. Just wow. How did I ever??? So many changes, and yet, so many things remain unchanged in my life. I'm still w...
  • Cowboys Love Fat Calves
    Wordless Wednesday ~ the “new” rig -
  • Grey Horse Matters
    All Good Things Must Come To An End - "Hanz, Sami, Rosie & Blue" Rosie and I had a nice ride down "The Alleyway" last weekend I started this blog on October 25, 2007 to interact wi...
  • Diary of the Overanxious Horse Owner
    The "Year" of the Halter - I intended to write a post about how 2020 was the "Year of the Halter" but the trend continued into 2021! #1 - January '20 - Awarded a Leather Halter w...
  • Tales from the Trail: Wilsons' Wild Ones
    Finishing Touches - This, for me, was the hardest part. I worked so hard to make the armor *just so* and it was incredibly beautiful to look at. I was so proud of how it t...
  • Painted Thoughts Blog
    An Impromptu (Sketching) Visit To Tampa - An Online Opportunity! - A year ago, before the pandemic became real, I was invited by the *Tampa Regional Artists* to do both a *demo* and a *workshop* for artists in their grou...
  • Just another perfect day...
    It's Getting Real - I've been working pretty steadily on Skeeter's cosplay for the last few weeks, but it didn't seem real until *my* patterns came in. I don't know what abo...
  • gentling a mustang
    Hidalgos Secret Storm; look for up coming announcements and follow our blog! -
  • The 7MSN Ranch
    A little bit of peace on earth - The sun comes up on another day during the pandemic. It's peaceful and calm and the gang is all here, if only in spirit (that's Smooch's resting place ...
  • 4Shoes Life
    Crackerjack Hunter - Am I boring you with Chancy baby pictures? Let's be real, that's not even a legitimate question, because, I am not about to stop. Best farmdog on the pla...
  • Nuzzling Muzzles
    Privatizing - I've made an unpopular decision to set my blog to private. I've tried to do this a few times in the past, but was met with resistance from readers, so I k...
  • Must love mustangs!
    Hoof trims for Tess and Fifi's freedom - The bay roan filly's name is Tess. She is doing great at my friends. She has a completely different temperatment than Fifi though. She is a bit flighty,...
  • Hayburner Acres
    - Next update! Kylie and I have been doing some gaming and became members of the Kootenai County Saddle Club. They have several playdays a year and it is f...
  • What was I thinking.....?
    Tragedy, Triumph and Whatever - Towards the end of September, DH's Mom asked if I wanted to go offsite.....and I said yes! She invited R. and Harmony to join us. I was excited. The d...
  • Equestrian Ink
    IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BASE...OF THE NECK - Qrac and I at a show in the south of France, September 2015 Qrac turns 12 this year. I can hardly believe it's been five years since my trainer and I ...
  • It's Quarters for Me
    Redeeming herself - So my last post wasn't very positive and then I disappeared for a while, which might have left a person or two wondering about my little mare. If you wer...
  • My Mustangs.
    Dandylyons is no longer with us. - DandyLyons March 1st 1991 - July 30th 2015 Dandylyons and Foxsun. [image: photo f5a572f4-f097-42aa-9d66-8b098ee779d9_zpsfpwukusz.jpg] [image: photo a...
  • HorseCentric
    A Baby? When did THAT happen? - This time of year I am not very involved with the barn. I work for the world's best waterpark and this is "get 'em in the park' time. But I stop by regula...
  • Lea and Her Mustangs
    February 4, 2015 - Hi all, I really have not reneged on my word to keep my blog up. But the old girl (computer) is still fighting me. It goes to the computer doctor nex...
  • Just Horses
    Oberon and the Cooler Horsemanship "Intro to Cows" clinic - Two weekends in a row we have had a blast with Cooler Horsemanship and their clinic "Intro to Cows". There are quite a few photos on Facebook - perhap...
  • If Wishes Were Horses
    Art Website - Here is the link to my Facebook Art Page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Equine-Art-by-Jessie-Willyerd/223705147658610
  • The Horse Talker
    Product Review- Young Again - Trooper recently had the chance to try Young Again by Organic Horse Supplements. *Feeding Young Again* The Young Again supplement consists of small pellet...
  • Flying Cowgirl
    Making your own Slow Feeder for a Round Bale - This is Classy in his winter woolies. My gelding, Classy, is a pig. When I roll a round bale out into his paddock in the winter time, he digs, throws ha...
  • Mustang Diaries
    Around the Town - Darling had to run into town to get a photo of herself holding a....well, I can't say until after the scavenger hunt. While we were there I snapped a few ...
  • The Mare's Tales - Gypsy Mare Studios
    Miss me? - Posting new photos every day to Flickr now. Please have a look! I also have a Facebook page devoted to my photography. And a new website: jmacneillphotog...
  • canterbalance
    Happy New Year - Wow! I cannot believe I have let so much time go by without updating my blog. It's not that I haven't been riding because I have. Regularly too! Boo an...
  • Hoofbeats and Paw Prints
    Full of Thanks - *I just popped into this blog and realized it's been 5 months since I bothered to post anything. I've been busy adjusting to my new job and a different sch...
  • Hoofprints In My Garden
    I've Moved! - I've moved this blog over to Wordpress. I like the cleaner look for my poetry posts. My Aspen Meadows blog will remain on Blogger. You can find Hoofprin...
  • Horse Crazy!
    Update - The whole family is having fun with Chassey! She is patient and very very sweet :) Published with Blogger-droid v2.0.2
  • Mustang Dressage
    Taking a step back - So after our unexpected lesson last night, realized we have some holes in our foundation. Sure we can canter laps around the arena, but can we make a nice...
  • Walk of the Wild Horse
    Epic Jumping Picture - The title says it all.
  • Pony Girl Rides Again
    Ranch Girl Diaries -  This blog has moved! Actually it has more than moved- it has a new name! Please gallop over here: Ranch Girl Diaries to get the latest scoop and enter m...
  • Horse Tails and Family Tales
    We Will Miss You, Sweet Girl - Last year my friend Bennett brought Midnight and Jewel to live with Abbey at his farm. Midnight was the type that just went catatonic if she couldn't deal...
  • Horsefeathers
    Grabbity - Today I decided that small children have the right of it. The word is not "gravity" it's "grabbity" because it sure as heck feels like someone GRABBED me ...
  • It's a Really Long Way Down
    The dilemma every horse rescuer faces eventually - The reason I've been so quiet here is that I'm saving up on my VLC stories for my Horse Illustrated column. He's going to be prominently featured later th...
  • I'm Too Out Of Shape For This
    If you want to get in shape, take up Reining! - Wow, my thighs are STILL sore and it has been 5 days since my last reining lesson. If you want to get in shape, take up reining. At the last clinic, we d...
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Ride A Wild Horse

What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver.


Ride a wild horse
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before you die
whatever else you leave undone—
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