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Three new clients started this week and one last week. I am running out of time slots. I did 25 lessons this week and that's considering I had a few cancellations too. Busy, busy, busy ( Read more... )

Acrylic Fjord painting progress.


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Twenty-one lessons this week, two client horses worked, and the two classes at the private school so 25 hours of "active" work. I also got Tru-D worked today and Tabbi got worked by one of my working students, which I think will work out nicely ( Read more... )

We haven't seen Festus since sometime last week. He turned ten years old this year and had been the absolute best barn cat. Technically he was Dave and Marty's, but he seemed to have a thing for me too. He would sit up on the mounting block for scratches during lessons ( Read more... )

I had some minutes so I pulled out Tru-D and the long lines today. I kept the outside line over her back initially and then dropped it down once she relaxed a little. I had a student handy to snap some phone video ( Read more... )

I pulled Tru-D out today because I couldn't remember the last time I actively worked with her. She has pretty much had the summer off, which isn't entirely a bad thing for a yearling ( Read more... )

This is how the herd gets put up for breakfast.

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Rolo is settling in. The boys are having a blast. Chris and I are barely managing the chaos of two boys and a puppy. The past two days we only had two accidents and today we only had one. Progress! She only had one solid accident the first day home and has pooped outside since then so small ( Read more... )

First thanks for the condolences on Appy's passing. When I get a few spare minutes I plan on posting the pictures Chris took of us last week. One thought that I have found comforting, as odd and possibly morbid as it is, is that had Appy been a "wild" dog she would have been gone a long time ago. Our pets and animal companions get such good care ( Read more... )

I called Chatham on Wednesday for Appy. She had three accidents in two hours Monday night, which for a dog who has been potty trained well for her whole life is a strong sign that something is amiss. The process was starting and who knows how quickly she would go downhill. He came out Thursday afternoon. Car rides have been stressing her and I ( Read more... )