I was wrong about Xena. She might prove to be rather frustrating and difficult for an inexperienced rider to deal with. Megan had a lesson on her today and I went to watch. It was like watching myself trying to ride Lightning 8 years ago. Stiff arms, cranky horse. Megan would brace, Xena would brace back and rush, which would make Megan brace ( Read more... )

I use that analogy because as I'm writing this I'm listening to the Celtic network on Galaxy and they're playing bagpipes, which are making my cat freak out. He's looking all around the kitchen for the source of the godawful sound (it's a terrible song - it really does sound like a cat dying a horrible death - and I usually like bagpipes!) meowing ( Read more... )

My dog Lady has had a lump on her back for several years. We figured it was just an Old Dog Lump, some type of benign tumor. A couple weeks ago it became visible through her hair, covered in dry skin but gross and mushy underneath. Then, inexplicably it absessed and burst ( Read more... )