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When you have two horses, how many halters do you need? Apparently, it is eight. Two rope halters and six nylon web halters, to be exact. That is how many halters I counted during my end-of-year tack inventory.

Despite what this excess might suggest about me, I tend to run more minimalist tha...

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Fall Camera Roll

Here we have horses being horses. We have barn cats doing their thing. And even, dare I say, the debut of road apple art on this blog (please tell me I am not the only person who finds it funny when horse piles take on unusual shapes or are deposited in unexpected ways). Snapped this fall season, these photos bring a smile to my face, make me laugh or simply remind me of...

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The seasons certainly are a changing. October began warm and sunny but became more cloudy and windy as the weeks progressed. Our view outside the fences expanded as the corn and soybean harvest got underway. Still, I enjoyed nine horseback rides during my favorite month of the year.

I love watching the leave...

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Tail Tales

Earlier this year, I recounted the tale of Shiloh’s tail rubbing troubles. Fortunately, my various interventions seemed to work. Or perhaps whatever was bothering him resolved itself irrespective of what I did? In any case, Shiloh stopped rubbing his tail about three days after he started. Unfortunately, though, I...

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Looking for a new horsey tee? Check out Heritage Collective!

Earlier this year, I purchased a t-shirt for the first time from Heritage Collective. At the time, they hosted a fundraiser for one of my favorite mustang advocacy organizations called Wild Horse Educ...

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