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Lessons from the Ranch

Walk Means Walk

August 24, 2007

Yesterday morning at the ranch where we keep our horses I witnessed a scene I often see happen in interactions between horses and their owners and between adults and children. I heard a horse owner, whom I will call Judy, firmly tell her horse, “Walk! Walk!” I think to myself, “What a great clear instruction [...]

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We’re a Salad!

August 19, 2007

This morning at the ranch, I was talking with a couple of my favorite horses owners, Myrtle and Anselmo.  I usually speak in Spanish with Anselmo, and we exchanged greetings in Spanish. Anselmo said to Myrtle, “Ella esta Mexicana,” meaning “She, Connie, is Mexican.” Myrtle looked at me with my blond hair, laughed, and said, [...]

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A New Baby Colt

May 31, 2007

One of the horses at the ranch had a baby girl, a filly, three days ago, and I thought you might enjoy seeing her. Baby horses are so cute, standing on their long, spindly legs, trying to maintain their balance as they reach for their mother’s milk. Here are some photos. She was a moving [...]

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Making Life Win-Win-Win

March 7, 2007

It’s a beautiful, warm morning here in the San Francisco Bay area. The birds are joyously singing, and I’m this blog to you from Arzino Ranch where we board our horses. I’m writing this blog to you as I sit on a small, flat rock in the sea of a bright green grassy pasture. Our [...]

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Echo’s Choice

February 27, 2007

We’ve been having a lot of rain here in Northern California. Last night my husband Doug came home after taking care of our two horses and shared with me an amusing story about his horse Echo. It was raining, and Doug was filling Echo’s water barrel. Suddenly it began to intensely hail with balls of [...]

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