Anna Blake's Blog – December 2014 Archive (4)

A Rescue Training Journal, Told from Two Viewpoints.

If there is an annual pony day, it should be Christmas. The reason is obvious, but if you didn’t get your wish, read this:

I’m a Dressage Queen with an unlikely soft spot for vertically-challenged horses. Too often they get small patience from humans who treat them with low regard. Or at the very least, these condensed equines are under-estimated–they are smart, tough, and very athletic. In the last few years that I’ve…

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Added by Anna Blake on December 26, 2014 at 9:00am — No Comments

Horse Rescue: Not for the Faint of Heart.

Do you ever wonder if a rescue horse would be good enough to be your next horse? They have a different question—are you good enough for a…

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Added by Anna Blake on December 19, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

Seasonal Training Aids.

I’ll speak for myself. It’s only the middle of December and I’m a bit tired of this holiday season already. It probably has something to do with the days being so short. The noon sun is so low in the southern sky that a habitual twilight-squint has settled in between my eye brows. It’s hard to find rhythm in all the hurry and fuss. Taking a nap on your nose…

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Added by Anna Blake on December 12, 2014 at 9:14am — No Comments

Vet Visit! Breathing is Connection.

Emergency vet call! One of my boarded horses is sick. He’s a draft cross, timid but kind. He likes things to move in horse time. When the vet and his tech arrived, they hurried into his run. He remembers vets and tries to be good, but needles scare him. Intruders moving fast scare…