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The Importance of Breathing

By Patty Wilber (I promise this is related to horses, at least tangentially.) On the recommendation of Jim’s cousin, Pam, I read a book over the summer called “Breath” by James Nestor.  It was a fascinating discussion of the benefits … Continue reading

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So far so good.

By Patty Wilber I did a bad job of picture taking this week and last, but I did get a snap of the creek that ran across the property on the two inch rain day last week!

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A Perfect Fall Day

By Patty Wilber Last Friday, a couple of friends took me and LT out to the Pecos Wilderness.  I could only ride at a walk because I had the port for chemo installed last Monday and I was not supposed … Continue reading

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A Challenging Show and the Scoop on Lucy

By Patty Wilber It did rain all day at the show last Saturday!  It feels like the tropics instead of the desert around here! All the outdoor classes DID have to come indoors, which did lengthen the show considerably.  To … Continue reading

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This One Might be Trouble

By Patty Wilber Last Saturday Lucy (the perfect) packed supplies for a trail crew working in the Pecos Wilderness.

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Heidi and Penny at the 4H Santa Fe County Fair!

By Patty Wilber Heidi, for the first time, decided to enter Penny in every horse class at the Santa Fe County 4H show!  This meant her first time at Showmanship at Halter and her first time going English!

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Teaching Stuff to Horses

By Patty Wilber This past week I had a mild case of Covid, which mainly consisted of me feeling very tired, sleeping a lot more than usual, and riding fewer horses.  But it did give me some time to ponder.

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Gette’s first show and LT’s first show in a long time

By Patty Wilber First off, I am trying to write, and bugs, especially flies, keep landing on my computer screen and it is driving me nuts. Then, when I try to swat them, I am unsuccessful about 90% of the … Continue reading

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Getting Gette Ready for In Hand Trail

By Patty Wilber The Pecos Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen finally got a trail project under its belt last weekend.  We had been shut out of forests, along with everyone else, because of the very dry conditions and the … Continue reading

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Dump the Equine Sports Boots?

By Patty Wilber Lucy mildly strained some tendons in her left front leg. They seem to be pain free now, but I am giving her a month or so off.  That got me interested in looking at equine sports boot … Continue reading

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