What do you call our littlest ranch dog? A half-chihuahua, half-cairn "terror" by the name of Laddie!
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Simple horse show food shopping list
Showing horses takes a lot of energy and fluids, and a big ice chest full of food and drinks from home keeps us going while we’re on the run. Nobody has time the day before the show to cook up…
Happy horse tails: Inexpensive tail bag
Sometimes you just need to play. Horses, especially the well-schooled veterans, get sick and tired of the drill. Turning these ground poles into a serpentine backthrough caught my gelding’s attention, and made him a lot brighter for the rest of…
If you’ve been wondering about Watson, our blind dog …
Watson continues to astound us. Gregg made a long leash out of an old plastic nylon rope for Watson and he goes just about anywhere on the property. Here Watson is taking a dip in the pond in our hot weather. I keep the leash on Watson most of the time, but especially...
Deadly impact: Skull – 1, Helmet – 0
(Originally published July 2009.) The Thoroughbred gelding had been jumping the green and white, two-foot flower jump for days. This was just another routine schooling. As the horse cantered the line, his rider balanced over the balls of her feet…
Deadly impact: Skull – 1, Helmet – 0
(Originally published July 2009.) The Thoroughbred gelding had been jumping the green and white, two-foot flower jump for days. This was just another routine schooling. As the horse cantered the line, his rider balanced over the balls of her feet…
Cheerfully challenged, Watson in training as executive ranch dog
Watson, our blind Golden Retriever puppy, was born July 12. About the time his eyes opened, we noticed Watson was acting funny, and took him to an animal eye doctor. Watson's eyes are OK, but the circuitry to his brain is not. Watson is blind due to hydroencephaly...