Hot Showers and Sharp Teeth
Well for about two weeks now I’ve wondered about two things: Why do I live somewhere that it gets this cold? Why did I think it would be fun to have horses at home and do all their care in…
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Tag Archive: Stampede
A Christmas gift from Stampede
Stampede really knows how to celebrate the holidays! I happened to have the day after Christmas off which is the only reason I was in the barn in the middle of the day. I came out and threw some alfalfa…
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2017 Goals Recap
I guess technically these goals were started in November 2016, but most were set to be achieved in 2017 anyways. Here’s the original goals post, and here is my mid year update. Personal Goals Maintain my current weight – Over a…
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Ear Icicles
I have definitely found the learning curve for winter horse care with ponies at home to be much larger than summer. As I mentioned in my last post, Stampede is pretty insistent that I keep him warm and dressing him…
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Pitchfork, Ice, & a Slobbery Stocking
Well the first news is quite sad. After only 6 months of fairly light use my first pitchfork has a fatal injury. He (yes all poo forks are male) was a Christmas gift from my best friend and a starting…
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Doing all the things
Sometimes I will be talking to non-horse friends and listing out what I have been up to and I realize I’m just talking too much and no one cares about all the things I’ve been doing in the barn and with…
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Winter is Coming
Does anyone else feel like we went directly from summer to winter with barely any middle ground? I know I posted some pictures of leaves changing color but temps were still warm and now I’m freezing and there was sleet…
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Secrets and Dreams
I really wish I could share some of the things going on in my life right now on both the horse and non-horse fronts but until they are for sure I can’t so everyone just cross all the crossables for…
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Finding my horse again
Stampede is well known both on this blog and amongst those who know him personally as a difficult special needs horse. Prone to spooking and almost running people over, getting anxious going to and from turnout and in turnout. Often…
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Barn name winner and life with ponies at home
First things first, I had a contest right before the ponies came home asking for votes and suggestions on a barn name. Ultimately, I decided to go with Morstone Acres. The words mean a lot to me and speak to…
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