In the Hollywood tradition of "If you can't think of anything new, just remake a classic" here is another remake that I'm not to thrilled about:

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While the original True Grit isn't the best movie ever, it's still a favorite of mine.  Glen Campbell's acting wasn't exactly Oscar material (though Wayne won a Best Actor award for his role)and Duval wasn' ( Read more... )

The new horses are settling in.  I didn't get around to trying for any pictures of Quest yesterday.  Maybe next week ( Read more... )

Three new horses arrived at the barn a couple weeks ago.  Two of them could be considered rescues.

First up is Teddy:

( Brace yourself for poor quality cellphone camera pics! )

I've been meaning to post a few pictures here for a little while.  A few weeks back when a friend was in town, we went down to Frying Pan Farm Park to check out the assorted livestock there.

In one of the areas they had a bunch of young calves.  Among 'em was this fellow.  He looks to be the son of a well-fed (big and fat) Angus bull and Hereford ( Read more... )

Well crud.  I just got a text message from Sandy at the barn.  They had to put Firecracker down today.
( We lost another old timer )

Remember the picture I posted way back in January of Pumpkin the shaggy pony? Well here it is again just as a reminder:


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Just for the heck of it, here is a short video that shows the middle third or so of my 38 gallon aquarium:

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I've noticed for a while that I seem to be the one to attempt to start conversations with people online. With 2 or 3 exceptions, if I don't say 'hello' nobody does ( Read more... )

Back in October, the father of one of the students at the barn took some pictures of Mickey with his daughter in the saddle. This month, we got one of those pictures put onto the cover of the Equiery ( Read more... )

I've noticed a crow outside the office window a lot lately.  Usually, it's being chased around angrily by smaller birds, presumably ones who don't like it near their nests and babies.  The other day, I looked out and saw it being harried by a mockingbird, redwing blackbird, and something small like a sparrow all at the same time ( Read more... )