Calves Everywhere
Poppy had her calf! It’s another bull of course 🙄 Just because I would love to have a heifer from her all she’s ever had are bulls. There have been…
Read moreAfter The Storm
The day after the storm passed was spent digging out. My husband and his father dug their way to the highway. The cows shook off their winter white blankets and…
Read moreSettling In For The Night
We’ve spent the day checking cattle and keeping them tucked away as best possible. There was one calf. We brought him and his mom up and put them in the…
Read moreBeginning Of The Storm
It starting raining last night. When we woke up the animals were cold and hunched. The temperatures were hovering right at freezing and everything was soaked through. A beautiful way…
Read moreCalm Before The Storm
I like a good blizzard. There’s something about watching the snow accumulate, about being safe inside while the wind howls, about knowing the animals are tucked away safe with plenty…
Read moreHappy Habits
Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying that people are just as happy as they make up their minds to be. That sounds simple enough. People suffering from depression will tell…
Read moreMy New Bitless!
So many new things recently. I’ve been looking at and thinking about bitless bridles for awhile now. Not because I have anything against bits. I love mine and think that…
Read moreLearning The Ropes
I realized I haven’t shared Rusty’s first encounter with a rope on his page! It wasn’t dramatic, just an interesting example of letting a horse say when they are worried…
Read moreRoping Horse
Rusty and I have been working on getting him over his fear of ropes. I guess I didn’t share that video here. He had no interest in being around a…
Read moreStimulus Control?
With clicker training the first thing we usually have to do is convince our horses that we want them to think for themselves. We take horses who have been trained…
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