Horse Care

Orange peels are not toxic to horses. Every part of an orange — fruit, juice, peel — is safe for them to eat. That said,...

Lost a brush somewhere. Third one this year. They vanish into the hay dimension apparently.

Early morning fog in the pasture. Horses emerging like ghosts. Magical way to start the day even if I’m half asleep.

Full moon tonight. Horses are always a little weird when the moon is bright. Pacing, alert, spooked by shadows. Tomorrow they’ll be normal again.

Manure spreader broke again. Back to the wheelbarrow method. Cardio I didn’t ask for.

New boarder asking lots of questions. Good sign. Curious people become good horse people.

Watched the horses run in the pasture for no reason. Just joy. Reminded me why we do this.

Gate latch fixed. Finally. Only took three weeks of promising myself I’d get to it.

People ask why I get up at 5am to feed before work. The answer is hard to explain if you don’t already understand. There’s something...

Sunset ride. No agenda. Just movement and quiet and the sound of hooves on packed trail.