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A passel of Percherons

It’s been a busy week, so I haven’t had any more Bob time since Tuesday. The horse I have been taking lessons on is lame and can barely walk (poor Sam), so no lesson for me this week. This morning … Continue reading

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So much for Emma…

The sellers of Emma have informed me that they are taking her off the market until after her foal is weaned—i.e. September 2011 at the earliest. Frustrated and disappointed don’t begin to cover how I feel.   Back to the … Continue reading

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The three amigos, a bareback ride for Kim, good beer, and Emma preparations

Jenn told me that “the three amigos” (Bob, Beau, and Jamocha) had been playing all kinds of horsey games with each other this morning, including kicking up their heels and chasing each other around the round pen—the inside! So, the … Continue reading

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“I am smarter than you!” and a decision is made

Bob-wise, today was a repeat of yesterday—an easy day—except that I ended up in a minor rodeo. And Bob wasn’t the bronco. I went down to Bob’s pasture. Jamocha and Beau were grazing on the track and Bob was in … Continue reading

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Sam does logs, Emma is preggers, and there is a death in the family (sort of)

Today I had my lesson with Sam (and Kelsey) over at Skyline. Sam was still occasionally gimpy, but Kelsey said that the farrier is supposed to come out tomorrow and that he thought he had a pretty good idea of … Continue reading

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Bob gets a pedicure

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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Transmission received from Michigan

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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