Monthly Archives: August 2010

Bob gets a pedicure

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Mike

Bob got his hooves trimmed today. Our trimmer is from Aloha, so a bit of a drive for her, but I guess she has a number of clients down this way. She was about an hour late, and was very … Continue reading →

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Bob Day

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Mike

Kim decreed this morning that today was Bob Day. And indeed it was! We grabbed some sandwiches from the store on the way to the barn and away we went. Abiding Acres is a very pastoral place, as I have … Continue reading →

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Gear day

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Mike

We didn’t get out to see Bob today, either. Sigh. Kim’s back is starting to feel better, but I didn’t feel that great today—just kind of achy and general malaise. So, at Kim’s suggestion, I used the day as a … Continue reading →

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No Bob (no nattering)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Mike

Too many things going on today, so no Bob time. I did go look at a couple of Percherons today with Bethany, our guest fencer, in tow. Sweet-tempered, beautiful horses, but I’m not sure either is what I am looking … Continue reading →

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Sam tries to pull one over on us

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Mike

My riding lesson with Kelsey went well today. Sam, the quarter horse-thoroughbred cross who is Kelsey’s lesson horse, was a good boy today (he usually is). I am getting better at standing changes and interrupted changes. Cantering is pure joy—well, … Continue reading →

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Pleasant… yes, quite

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Mike

It’s still camp week at the fencing studio, and we’re also (finally) getting a bunch of landscaping work done at the house (hired out, for the most part, but it still take some time and effort to keep an eye … Continue reading →

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Transmission received from Michigan

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mike

Mike and Emma Neither of us got out to see Bob today. Kim was hammered with catch-up stuff from her vacation, and I had my hands full, too. However, I did hear back from the owner of Emma, a beautiful, … Continue reading →

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Some things in the world of horses are simple and straightforward (let me know when you discover one of these things, please). Blankets are not. (Bob gets chilly at night.) There are more choices than you can shake a stick … Continue reading →

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A long(e)ing in my heart

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Mike

Kim and I have decided that Bob actually has three names: When he’s just being his normal self: Bob. When he’s being exceptionally good: Roberto (making sure to trill the Rs) When he’s being a dork: Boob Today he was … Continue reading →

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Shell game

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Mike

Today my friend Mary and I went to Coquille to look at a horse. This was a promising sounding Belgian that had been up for sale before I looked at Emma, but sold before I could go look at her. … Continue reading →

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