Its time for my annual ‘ get your local 4th of July platform to look for alternatives to firecrackers’ post. Not least, inform your community about the damage fireworks cause: Fireworks produce a sound output that is in the 150 to 175 decibel range. Each year, many people experience some damage to their hearing as […]
I like to track BLM Mustang blog and Facebook group activity as well as activity about Colonial Spanish horses. There is not any where near as distinct a division as either extreme would like to believe. Holding that middle ground means I am getting more and more requests from peopel who are confused by the […]
Now that scholars are actually looking at the horse bones found among indigenous people’s historic remains, there is DNA evidence that horses had been integrated into indigenous cultures decades before Onate set out for Northern New Mexico. The people who assimilated into those indigenous culture were undocumented. Why is no mystery. The just-rescinded Doctrine of […]
I really did not appreciate how much difference readers picking out how many stars could make for an author until now. I am thrilled that I got a four star review form a complete stranger on the most challenging least accessible book in my horse training series. In fact, The Gymnastic Circle, Longeing and the […]
There is some new information just coming out on equine genetics in North America. The study that looked into the DNA of horses associated with the Siouan-speaking Plains Indian Tribes not only found that the Horse Tribes had horses long before the Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1680, one horse skeleton was most closely related to […]
I feel that mare owners deserve to be fully informed about the stallions they are considering breeding to.As a responsible stallion owner invested in preservation breeding, I found Etalon offers the most comprehensive health and performance genetic diagnostics for the money. I am taking the less usual route of sharing those results publicly. It is […]
A recurring theme in comments on my FB posts in to my Agua Fria Villiage group is the role and effectiveness of law enforcement in our community. I thought I’d share why I decided to take on the role of neighborhood watch contact for those of us living on La Junta del Alamo. I want […]
Problems with law enforcement is not an abstract issue here in Agua Fria. It is very real and very close to home. I have tried to deal with my own experiences in my own neighborhood within the community. Unfortunately, that is not working. I decided it was time to go public with the last several […]
I’ve had a hard time writing about Asad’s hooves until now, because every time I trimmed them I saw how much damage there was to the white line where the laminae connect the inner structures of the hoof to the hoof wall. Instead of a thin smooth narrow white line, he had a lumpy erratic […]
Last night, I dreamt of Agua Fria. Last night, I dreamt of a friend, a friend from Pindi Pueblo I dreamt of a wild turkey on her nest full of eggs. She had covered herself with dry weeds to disguise herself At her back was a small struggling bosque along the river banks. In front, […]
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