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Riding Around: Rt 66 Open Space
By Patty Wilber We are supposed to get hit with a snowstorm this weekend, and that will put a damper, as it were, on trail riding opportunities at higher elevations, but just 15 minutes down the hill from where I … Continue reading
2025 in Poetic Review
By Patty Wilber I kept plenty busy this whole past year! Nineteen horses have come to be trained and live here. There was camping and hunting and lessons and shows. I cannot believe how fast the time goes!
The Progress of Chispa and MH-Bonus Post
By Patty Wilber Chispa and MH came off the trailer barely catchable and very wary November 19th. They are both making progress, but MH is coming along more readily. He is a confident personality, and he is healthy.
Fall and Winter Colt Starts
By Patty Wilber Fall is sliding into winter, although, honestly, it’s been in the 60s, so it doesn’t really feel like winter is on the way. The 30-day forecast does suggest that highs will be in the 40s starting around … Continue reading
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Camp Kingsbury, 2025. No horses were lost in the woods.
By Patty Wilber The aspens were at their peak when we arrived at the Cruces Basin trail head. The deep yellow leaves whispered above the white barked trunks and drifted to the ground like thin gold coins in the light … Continue reading
Fall 2025
By Patty Wilber While we were on our road trip from Boston to Montreal, I re-read Anne of Green Gables. It is on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, which is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The story is lovely, … Continue reading
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New Mexico State Fair, 2025
By Patty Wilber Another year of dreading the State Fair horse show parking, and another year that Tammy at the hospitality hut (that Faith renamed the Horsepitality Hut) went out of her way to make sure I got a good … Continue reading
Life on the Farm ain’t all that Laid Back
By Patty Wilber For some reason, John Denver was in my mind this week while I was doing some farm chores. “Life on the farm is kinda laid back…”, except it’s really not. There is always something that needs doing.
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How Getting Rid of Tack Results in a New Garage Door
By Patty Wilber Whelp, I am retired (but without retirement pay yet since the paperwork apparently is going in circles…sigh). But even without income, I may sort of have time to tackle some projects–like paring down on the amount of … Continue reading
Horse Arena Display Windows at Expo New Mexico, 2025
By Patty Wilber Volunteering was something my mom did (still does) a lot of, and I guess it rubbed off on me. This year, I ended up committing to DECORATE the display windows at the State Fair for BOTH the … Continue reading