Dressage is an equine discipline of beauty, partnership and art. YouTube is full of spectacular videos of elite horses and riders. When Blue Hors Matinee’s freestyle was viral, a dozen non-horse friends sent me the link. I hear Moorlands Totilas has groupies like the rock star that he is, but my personal…
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We had an Introduction to Driving clinic at Infinity Farm last weekend. It was a fun group ready for a new experience. Our schoolmaster/donkey-boys taught the clinic, along with me and Lisa.
Participants asked my favorite question about driving. “What do you do if you have a runaway?” The traditional answer, passed down from generations of teamsters, is enjoy the ride.
I had a decent runaway when Ernest and I were still green. There was an explosion of sound behind us,…
ContinueAdded by Anna Blake on August 5, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments
“Do you ever wake up and wonder how your life got you to this day? Oh well, no time to daydream. Off to church with the donkeys.” That was my Facebook post, and my friend responded, “Donkey church or donkeys take you to church?”
Neither. Actually the donkeys get invited every year (last year.) But the comment got me thinking about Donkey Church. What would that be like? Is there a…
ContinueAdded by Anna Blake on April 29, 2011 at 8:00am — 1 Comment
Finally and at last, the ice on the pond has thawed and birds have returned. It’s our spring break.
My elderly, domestic ducks waddle off to the pond with a very officious gait, business-like in their bathing. They quack around with wild ducks, exchanging opinions. Mine are easy to tell apart, they swim much lower in the water and act like they own the place. They return to the yard in late afternoon for dinner- the old gelding shares his with them. It has been a long,…
ContinueAdded by Anna Blake on March 25, 2011 at 8:30am — 4 Comments
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