Author Archives: Bill

About Bill

Long-winded horse newbie, aspiring amateur barrel racer and cowboy mounted shooter. Bill has a "horse problem" and regularly wears a t-shirt that reminds him "I don't need another horse." A favorite quote is from John Wayne: "Courage is being scared but saddling up anyway," which pretty much describes how he feels every time he gets on a horse.

Bombproof horses in New Orleans

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Bill

We hear a lot of people talk about “bombproof” horses, especially when advertising one for sale.  While on vacation recently in New Orleans I captured this short video of what I think of when I hear that term. I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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Uses for hay bale twine

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Bill

One of these days I’m going to keep track of the hay twine we go through and weigh it. We put out around two large round bales of hay a week for our four horses and end up with a … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Barn Names Survey

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Bill

About four years ago we wrote a post about barn names called Curiously Fun Barn Names. Since then, that post has had a lot of comments revealing some really interesting ones. The thought occurred to me that we ought to run a … Continue reading →

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Keeping Barn Plants Alive

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Bill

In our travels we’ve seen some pretty fancy barns. We’re not rich so we can’t afford a landscaping staff to decorate and care for our barn plants like the beautiful Biltmore Mansion stables, for example. But as soon as the … Continue reading →

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Lucky to be alive

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Bill

By now you’ve heard about or experienced first hand the large and unusual storm system that raked through the south last Wednesday (4/27/11). A week ago today, we strolled outside to discover the damage caused by severe thunderstorms that went … Continue reading →

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Trapped by sudden storms

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bill

There was a slight chance of rain and the sky looked a little darker than usual for 5 PM but as I headed up to the barn to feed the horses I had no idea I was about to be … Continue reading →

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