Tag Archives: weather

The Camel Nose Effect

Posted on 1210.15 by Doranna

by Doranna This is totally not the same as the camel toe effect.  Don’t even go there. This is what happens on a Friday when one wakes up hoping to ride, and encounters this particular weather (and a Lyme Head … Continue reading →

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First BCHTraining Ride, 2012

Posted on 1202.17 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Last Saturday was the first Back Country Horsemen, Pecos Chapter, training ride for 2012.  I have been really busy teaching and riding my client horses.  I haven’t had too much time for T and Penny.  JD could … Continue reading →

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One Sunday Morning, with Dog

Posted on 1201.25 by Doranna

                         

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The Yearly Knuckle-Gnawing

Posted on 1201.23 by Doranna

Mother Nature has been taunting me this week. You see, it’s weather-watching time, as TD Sunday approaches.  (Yup, I’m writing this on Saturday.  Sunday will be…busy.) There are those of you out there who probably think this is some oblique … Continue reading →

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Beagles, Horse, Snow, and Tracking…the Happies

Posted on 1112.26 by Doranna

It’s 10am Christmas morning, which is a whole lot later than this day started.  Not because I have eager kids in the house, but because today was my chance to run a certification track with Dart Beagle. In order to … Continue reading →

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Rode Hard and Put up Wet

Posted on 1109.23 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Horse care after hard riding in cold weather. That was the blog plan anyway. But then I went to the ranch last weekend, and it rained while we rode the horses in. It rained over night.  It … Continue reading →

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Blown Away!

Posted on 1104.11 by Doranna

WIND.  Agility.  WIND.  Cold.  WIND. WIND WIND WIIIIIIIND. Every once in a while, a trial comes along that turns into a defining mark. “Remember that trial when…?” Remember that trial when Friday’s 45mph gusts turned into Saturday’s day-long 60mph wind … Continue reading →

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It’s Tease Season

Posted on 1103.07 by Doranna

Yes, that’s right.  The days are longer, the days flirt with surprising spring temps, the ground grows achingly dry, and it’s all just a great big TEASE. Dart is completely convinced. Duncan is completely convinced. Never mind those singing birdies, … Continue reading →

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In Defiance of Chaos

Posted on 1102.07 by Doranna

It’s Thursday the 3rd as I write this; I’m heading east toward Clovis, NM.  The temperature has just (finally) broken 0*F, and there’s sunshine streaming into the van.  There’s a three-dog cuddle-pile in the crate.  The highway is covered with … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Horse-Keeping or All Hail Breaks Loose

Posted on 1010.22 by BlogPatty

Patty Wilber The northern sky was looming over the ridge in a  thick smoky-black cloud. Still, I took Winston to the round pen to show him to some potential buyers. Figured we could beat the rain. Winston–all the horses actually–were high energy and anxious.  … Continue reading →

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