Yearly Archives: 2021
Found: Great Pair of Legs at Food Lion
You never know who you’ll meet in the produce aisle…
Blondes
My borrowed look for the day. I’m thinking of growing my beard out to match.
Our Place in the Universe
“This is where I most proudly live, in the little cabin under the big night sky.” That’s what Julia wrote after I took the photo above of our cabin on a recent wintry night. You can read the rest of Julia’s beautiful musings over here on her ConsideringAnimals.com blog post.
Measuring Pie for Hoof Boots (Part 2 of the 3 Part Series on Transitioning to Hoof Boots)
We clipped her nails and pulled her shoes. In my recent post “Off With Her Shoes” I wrote about how my wife Julia and I are transitioning her pony Pie from steel shoes to bare feet. In this update, I’ll show you how we trimmed and measured Pie’s feet for hoof boots. But first, to recap, a few pics of Pie having her shoes removed.
Mule Wrestling
Mules Brick and Cracker are doing their best to distract me from book writing. This afternoon I was writing the second draft of traveling across Wyoming with my mules on the way to Idaho. A thudding brought me to the window. Brick and Cracker were wrestling just off the front porch.
Tonight I’m putting together photos of a completely different nature –… Continue reading
For Sale: Trailer for Hauling Horses/Mules and Wagon Together
Sold Sold Sold: Enjoy your new trailer Etienne and Hahna!
How do you haul a horse and wagon in a single load? With a trailer that can do both. I’ve owned and enjoyed one of these rare trailers for 15 years. It’s served me incredibly well. This week I’m putting it up for sale.
Slushy Sunday Shadow
Howdy Sunday. Julia and I woke to a light snowfall this morning. By noon, temps were in the mid-forties and it was all melting away. Here are few pics I thought you’d enjoy.
I am Heart Broken
Today protestors stormed the Capitol Building. I see images of bearded men waving flags and clubs and security forces with guns drawn. I am heartbroken.
I have walked to the four borders of my beloved United States with my mules, from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans and from Canada to Mexico. I was helped out by hundreds of people whose political views I agreed with and just as many that I did not.
What is the Best Hoof Boot: 3 Boots After 32 Days on the Trail
What is the best hoof boot for your horse or mule? My wife Julia and I spent 6 weeks riding from North Carolina to Virginia and back with three brands of hoof boots. This post is what we learned about these hoof boots after 32 days on the road. The 3 boots reviewed are Cavallo hoof boots, EasyBoot hoof boots… Continue reading
Within a Sneeze of Getting Wiped Out
I was driving up the highway in the slow lane. Julia was sitting next to me. A car swerved toward us, there was a terrific crash and everything after that was in chance’s hands. Read Julia’s account of what happened next right here on her Considering Animals blog.
