Smokey the Sassy After sweeping Smokey into the horse trailer, things vastly improved, at least as far as loading went. Nine times out of ten, she simply walked or hopped in. The trick was to keep out of the way, and not to make the space look
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Challenges? We were told, the caring for a blind horse, would be full of challenges. We’ve had our Lucky Jim, for quite some time now, and we’re still waiting for the challenge to happen. So far, having Jim, caring for Jim, has been very similar to any
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Too Smart There are horses that are extra smart, and get up to all sorts of mischief and nonsense. Then there are ponies. Clearly, they’re wired a little differently, even smarter than the smartest horse. The problem with all their ‘smarts’, is that they usually don’t use
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That’s the Spot There are two times in every day that I find myself very popular indeed. There’s nothing like feed time to illicit a good many soft nickers, demanding neighs and often, the most amusing whinnying. Yup, horses didn’t hold back when it came to telling
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Lucky Jim’s New Space To say it’s been dry this year, is most definitely an understatement. The rain keeps passing us by, and pastures certainly could use a good drink. With fifty acres divided up and well-managed, we don’t have to feed hay yet, but it was
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