Monthly Archives: July 2008

Not So Impressive

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Mikki

A very handsome horse caught our eye the other day (no, not as a prospective addition to our herd – we’ve reached our limit) – a big, muscled, Quarter Horse stallion. He was something else. Bill wondered why he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Romeo wins at the rodeo!

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Bill

Romeo participated in a youth rodeo this past weekend and placed 1st, 2nd and 4th in a few competitions. The competition was pretty good but in the end Romeo and his rider were apparently better in the mud (it rained … Continue reading →

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Horses and Night Vision

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Bill

Fresh off of Mikki’s post yesterday about riding with fireflies, the August 2008 issue of Equus magazine arrived in the mail yesterday with an interesting article about horse night vision. In “When night falls” on page 17, Christine Barakat explains … Continue reading →

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Riding with Fireflies!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Mikki

I finally did it! I rode with fireflies! We tried to go riding after work last night, but as usual the tacking-up process took longer than it should. We had tack changes to make – different saddles on different horses … Continue reading →

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Four hooves in the air

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Bill

We’ve been very horse-busy these past few weeks. I don’t know if a day went by without us spending time with our horses or going somewhere “horsey”. This weekend we went to a local horse show and watched our new … Continue reading →

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Music for Horse Lovers

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Bill

I was searching the Internet a while back for something, and I came across an artist y’all will really enjoy. Her name is Mary Ann Kennedy, and she’s right here in Tennessee. She is a horse person like we want … Continue reading →

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