The Warmth Of A Horse
When your day seems out of balance
and so many things go wrong
When people fight around you
and the clock drags on so long
When some folks act like children
and fill you with remorse
Go out into your pasture and wrap
your arms around your horse.
His gentle breath enfolds you as he
watches with those eyes
He may not have a Phd
but he is oh so wise
His head rests on your shoulder
you hug him good and tight
He puts your world in balance
and makes it seem alright.
Your tears will soon stop flowing
the tension will be eased
The nonsense has been lifted
you are quiet and at peace
So when you need some balance
from the stresses in your day
The therapy you really need
is out there eating hay.
Unknown Author
This was sent to me by a good friend. I have had it saved for awhile. Her timing could not have been any better, when this was sent to me I was feeling like I didn't have much to wrap my arms around. Hugging your horse is very healthy it makes me feel better without fail everytime. It also works with cats and dogs.......imagine that.
Jade is a now 6yr old Morgan, so yes very late start. I have been on this horse a number of times, she is quiet but somewhat unwilling. She will follow another horse around but when asked to move away and step forward she just doesn't get it. She will spend a month with the trainer and then I will board her there for another month which will give me the use of the Indoor arena. I will also be able to do a few clinics while she's there. The reason I didn't want to say much yet is because this horse went as a 4yr old for training, she was there for 2 days got injured and had to come home. This mare was also in foal(just) so I left her to heal and get heavy with foal. When Lily was born and then weaned another yr and a half had gone by. So long story short the trainer now has time and I have a healthy horse ready to go. Fingers crossed, no more issues. I hope she spends some time around the cattle, her Sire was an accomplished cutting horse, maybe some of that will rub off.
This was a snow day it was a pretty crappy day. These guys were waiting for their breakfast. I can hear you! (aww those poor horses) those poor horses have a lovely shelter to use and they never go in it.
This is my old guy Texas, he could care less what the weather does. He goes into a very nice box stall at night and when he's done eating he goes right outside. Talking about old this horse will be 34 in the Spring he is in fairly good shape he gets around ok and he is still the boss of the bunch he's with. Look at his ears. I can say without bias that Tex has the most perfect ears, I have seen a lot of horse ears and I'm telling you these are the best.....if there were prizes for ears he would have them all......ok maybe I'm a little biased.....but really they are perfect.
This black beauty is Mattie, you can't really see it in this pic but in the bigger pic the expression is quite comical. I think after I took 20 pics of her where she wouldn't give me one useable shot she finally looked at me and said(What an idiot)
Two heads are better than one.....better yet three heads are better than two
This is the camp he lives in while he's away, it doesn't look like much but it is better than the last place he worked. In this camp he doesn't have a rotten roof falling into where they prepare food, he also hasn't seen any critters scurrying around their food.......or if he has he's keeping it to himself.
This is where he gets to go everyday to do the actual work. It scares me thinking about this too.
Not a very nice looking place and....... yes that's a cave in. Dave and the crew work everyday for about 28 or 29 days what they call a month in and 2 weeks out. I myself think that this is a dangerous practice. I believe when people work everyday without time off they become careless and an accident looking for a place to happen, but these guys do what they have to do to take care of well.....life, they mostly have families and like everyone else bills to pay.
Well I don't envy these guys their jobs. You couldn't pay me enough money to go underground. So kudos to all the people in the Mining Industry, you have to be a different kind of person to stay away from home for long periods and spend most of your day underground, not what I call an easy job.
I managed to scrounge up one more depiction of fins. 
So on to the feathers. It's funny how you get so used to things you don't even see them anymore....well at least that happens to me frequently. Anyhow since we moved here I am deprived of all the beautiful birds I used to see daily, so I thought I would go next door and get some pictures of their chickens, then I talked to Shirley over @ Ride A Good Horse and she suggested this. Not the first one but the rest of the feathers.
Well I just can't help myself Fur - Hair whatever, you tell me. For those of you that may not have seen shots of my pooch here is Sage, if her bed looks a little strange that would be because it is. She has taken over my shower.........uhm to long a story I will save that for another post. 
