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The horse that yelled “NO” and some flies.
By Patty Wilber We have gotten a fair amount of rain recently, and that always leads to flies. Lots of flies. I have become a bit wary of the heavily chemically-laden fly sprays because I always end up inhaling the … Continue reading
Finn goes to the Mountains
By Patty Wilber Every once in a while I get a horse that can handle the backcountry almost right away. Finn is one of those horses.
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P-Squared
By Patty Wilber I see my friend Patty S. for fun things, for Back Country Horsemen, and this year for New Mexico Buckskin Horse Association shows as well. Patty spells her first name just like I do (Patty) which is … Continue reading
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Gette’s First Work Project
By Patty Wilber Gette is three this year and she was ponied over a lot of country as a yearling and ridden on our steep and rocky trails and with friends on local trails as a two-year-old, but this was … Continue reading
Trail Clearing
By Patty Wilber One of the things I love doing withour horses is trail clearing and packing with the Back Country Horsemen. This requires agreements with the Forest Service and some training, so on Wednesday, four members of the Pecos … Continue reading
Camping at Fort Stanton
By Patty Wilber Me and three friends went horse camping at Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area April 23-25. I haven’t been there since…a long time! I am here to tell you it is a fine place for horse … Continue reading
Spring! 2024!
By Patty Wilber Spring is a season I always like! Daylight Savings has begun in our fair state, and while there are always articles about how terrible setting the clocks forward and back is for everyone, I just cannot agree. … Continue reading
The Running Martingale
By Patty Wilber Three weeks ago, I discussed the German martingale. This week’s topic is the running martingale, which I actually wrote about once already, calling it a training fork, but that was in 2018…so I guess I can repeat … Continue reading
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New Mexico Buckskin Horse Association Training Show Part I
By Patty Wilber Last year I made it through the first NMBHA training show, but I was exhausted and took two or three days to recover! This year, though I am still getting immunotherapy shots every three weeks, I showed … Continue reading
Tennessee!
By Patty Wilber Tennessee was a good adventure! We have been to Knoxville twice and based on this sample size of two, the weather is always bitter cold there. Last year we went during the great Christmas Freeze when the … Continue reading
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