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Author Archives: Teresa
Throwback Thursday – the brief period of horse-drawn fire-fighting
There are few things as thrilling as work-horses — horses with a job that they know and enjoy. These horses eagerly did exactly the opposite of what their instinct tells them is safe and right. Thirty seconds to be hitched … Continue reading
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A Little Bit Personal
Last Thursday was my birthday. I’d been having this recurring dream for about 10 days that I bought a couple of winning lottery tickets by playing specific numbers. For my birthday I bought some tickets. First, I had to google … Continue reading
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Livestock Brands
Our big bay gelding Yukon has a pair of bright white letters on his hip – “MB”. He’s in his late 20s, approaching 30. It’s safe to assume the brand has been there since he was just a youngster, maybe … Continue reading
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The Interweb is for Horses
Have you heard of LOLcats or “I Can Haz Cheezeburger”. I present you… “LOLHorses”? Or maybe “I Can Haz Hay”? I don’t know, but I do know horses can be hilarious…
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Throwback Thursday – Fire 1983
Memorial Day, 1983, most of Red Mountain went up in flames. These were some serious grass fires and in those days you can see that we didn’t have much landscaping to protect us. Houses were few and far between … Continue reading
Learning to Drive
Heaven help us, our team of wagon horses is patient and there isn’t a day that goes by I’m not grateful to them for their generosity. Seriously. They are so kind and tolerant as we learn to drive. The … Continue reading
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Perfect Pork Tenderloin – “7-6-5”
What’s Playing in the Kitchen: What’s Cooking: This summer we’ve been serving a lot of pork tenderloin on our dinner rides. For years I overcooked pork. I mean, I went medieval on that stuff, almost as aggressive with it as … Continue reading
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Veraison! (and other fun)
It’s here on Red Mountain! Véraison is a viticulture (grape-growing) term meaning “the onset of ripening”. It is originally French, but has been adopted into Englishuse. The official definition of veraison is “change of color of the grape berries.” Veraison represents the transition from berry growth … Continue reading
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Wishbone and Sis
We added a new couple of horses to our string in March. They are a pair of Belgian draft horses named Wishbone and Sis. They’re huge. By huge I mean: if you’ve ever wanted to own a pet dinosaur, this … Continue reading
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Hot Summer Days
From our house we have a good view of the horses. I could pop a bowl of popcorn and watch them all day. That is, if I wasn’t down hanging out with them. We keep our horses in two small … Continue reading
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