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she sees him talking…
often learning how horses talk is learning to listen with our eyes.. and ears and to sense it also but often with our eyes… Sampson the high withered black thoroughbred-ish gentleman who we now feel his age is somewhere between … Continue reading
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another surprise…another lesson…
sometimes when horses are rescued it’s walk up to them in a pen..put on a halter/lead them away to a better life..but sometimes when horses are rescued and time is of the essence and the horses are loose or in … Continue reading
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Sampson gets the message
just fed in the a.m…horses eating hay..moving the piles around slowly on the ground with their noses..finding the best parts to eat first..it’s a quiet time..a mesmerizing time..serene..am going about the rest of the chores ..filling duck waterers..feeding chickens..cat following … Continue reading
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the sand dummy
Feb 26…three months now for the four rescues and another great weekend visit with their family..three are wearing flymasks..two have been ridden..all have gained weight and sport coats that look like velvet and have an ever so slight tinge of … Continue reading
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in the herd…
it’s coming up on three months here..the four rescues have explored, relaxed, revealed their personalities, settled in..settled in physically and mentally..when first here they were “two fences” apart from horses living here..over the years having watched many ways of introducing … Continue reading
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Sally again…
Feb 15..it’s late in the evening..about ten..am out checking horses..checking gates..tucking everyone in so to speak..a shepherd with her sheep..my equine sheep..it’s very dark in the country..a coal black sky dotted with tiny twinkling stars..it’s cold..heavy jacket hood up cold..and … Continue reading
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Feb 12 building trust
irrigation came this week..on the ranch flood irrigation means hundreds of gallons of water travel down a two mile concrete ditch from the water district pump entering the acreage thru round ports..twelve inch holes in the ditch that allow life … Continue reading
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Feb 5 reflecting on change
Feb 5 quite the change with these beautiful animals..from being scared..not knowing how this new home would work out..what these new people would bring..from being four hesitant..depressed..extremely dependent on each other animals to now exploring everywhere from their sleep area … Continue reading
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Feb 1-Sally asks for the blanket
Feb 1 – Sally asks for the blanket.. after “playday monday” the horses head back to their sleep area..a very large pen with an eight foot wide gate that opens into the backyard of the house area..they can eat … Continue reading
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Jan 30-Playday Monday
It’s the end of a beautiful fair weathered January here in Arizona..they came the day after Thanksgiving.. so it’s just about nine weeks..nine weeks and from dull eyed depressed with flat coats and moving like a cluster of grapes not … Continue reading
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