A snake goes slithering by …
Based on hugely limited internet research, I think this is a Great Basin Gopher Snake. True? Call me unreasonable, but ever since my 83-year-old mother's rattlesnake bite outside of Golden, CO, last summer, I get the shivers around snakes. This one didn't want to move...
Singin’ those workin’ horse blues …
No wonder they're singin' the blues. Stardust has to carry the tools. Sandy carries me. Read more about Stardust and Sandy.
Vesicular Stomatitis confirmed in Larimer County: What to do
Unfortunately, VS (vesicular stomatitis) has returned to Larimer County, Colorado. Visit the Colorado Department of Agriculture's VS page for the latest information, including quarantine updates and what to do. VS is a nasty disease, spread by insects. It can hit your...
Here, it’s never goodbye …
... But "see you later." We were thrilled when the Melders, former clients, came back to visit! So many of our PRS family have gone on to interesting careers with horses. Deanna, second from left, now works with horses at Disney World's ranch. Yes, they have a ranch,...
Hidden dangers of baths
This from the horse that takes dirt "baths" every morning at turnout.
Hay season cometh
You get a real sense of the power of nature when the rains pour and suddenly, the grass gets tall enough to cut and bale hay. Positive thoughts that the next few days bring dry weather, please.
Rainy-day ‘spa day’ in the barn
It's a whole different ballgame when the groom turns into a monster and wears their hooded, lime-green raincoat.
Overnight, they turned into teenagers!
Our baby geese now look like they could almost fly. Our pair of geese hatched out six youngsters earlier this spring, and have done a great job nurturing and protecting their offspring. The "kids" are almost big enough to fly. In other wildlife news, yesterday we...