The Empress Gives Orders (Sunday Horses)
I’ve talked about giving Polly her soaked alfalfa pellets and senior feed before. It’s something I’ve been doing daily since she arrived in August and she’s blossomed for it. I’ll have to get some current pictures as fuzzy as she is,...
Frozen Hoses and Resilience (Sunday Horses)
Last week I wrote about a trickle of water through a frozen hose, and how that teaches me lessons about perseverance and keeping going even when times are tough. This week, as we had a sudden “cold snap” over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I’m...
Like A Trickle Through A Frozen Hose (Sunday Horses)
One of the benefits of being in the Ozarks is that our highs are quite often above freezing. Right now we’re running in the 40s or 50s, which isn’t bad when our overnight lows are in the 20s. That means if the water hose freezes, it will thaw by midday and...
Snow Horses (Sunday Horses)
I knew it’d have to happen someday. After living in Iowa for a very long time, I knew what winter weather would bring. And honestly, the first winter we moved here and I had sixty degree days while my family back in Iowa was getting snow, well it was a little...
Healing (Sunday Horses)
They say when we rescue an animal it heals us as much as we heal it, and while that sounds trite, it’s also very true. While my budget has taken a hit, having the two new rescue horses, Polly and Kitty Kash, here has really warmed my spirit. If nothing else,...
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