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Category Archives: Living With Friesians
Happy Birthday to Grace!
Happy birthday to you! Grace turns 4 today; and I just found out that she shares her fourth birthday with Secretariats 40th. Small wonder, her thunder! Dang can she move in a hurry when she wants! I best not forget … Continue reading
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Happy April FOAL’S Day!
Gracie is an “auntie!” Luna the Shire/ Spotted Draft delivered a hale and hearty colt in the wee hours of the morning. Mama and Baby are both doing great. Gracie peers around the divider post to keep an eye on … Continue reading
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Preventing Scratches
Friesians, though sparsely feathered compared with other breeds such as Shires, Clydes or Gypsies, are nontheless prone to getting “scratches” during rainy spells. MTG is out favorite, if fragrant, remedy. We love this recipe as it replicates the use of … Continue reading
Posted in Friesian Horse Care, Living With Friesians
Tagged care, feather, feathered, feathers, Friesian, gypsy, gypsy cob, gypsy tinker, gypsy vanner, horse, irish cob, MTG mane tail groom, muddy, natural, natural horse care, prevent scratches, rain rot, rainrot, scratches, scratches remedy, Shapely's MTG, tinker
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Polishing the Ring…A walk with Grace
I have to say sometimes I wish I had an extra 6 hours in the day to write down all the things that transpire in the course of a day. The story would be pretty immaculate. Take this story for … Continue reading
Posted in Living With Friesians, Medieval Games, Natural Friesian Training
Tagged arena, canter, cavaletti, course of a day, deserved attention, Friesian, horses, lead by example, leadership, mane, medieval games, natural friesian, pasture, reeds, running in hand, trot in hand, xenophon
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370 Days of Grace…
It’s not that I didn’t mark the 365th, it’s that I haven’t had time to post. It was funny… I spent all day joking with Kirsten about making Grace a carrot cake for her “Bower Birthday” which also happens to … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, adulthood, anniversary, birthdays, carrot cake, curiousity, duchess, expressions, Friesian, intelligence, kirsten, poise, welcome addition
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Gracie’s New Career
The farm family grew again. Ginny found her perfect horse: a rescued coming two-year old Belgian cross filly. The filly came to be known as Magdalene. She arrived loose in the horse trailer–she was unapproachable, virtually feral. They … Continue reading
Posted in Friesian Horse Pictures, Living With Friesians
Tagged care, feral, feral horse, foal, Friesian, friesian horse photo, friesian horse photography, friesian horse picture, grace, horse, horse photo, horse picture, Magdalene, muddy, natural, natural horse care, photo, photography, picture, rescue, rescue foal, rescue horse
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The Proposal
The Proposal: The Director’s Cut (In 4 Part Harmony, with Feelin’!) It wasn’t the way he had planned it, but He planned it perfectly…. A few months ago I laughed at the impracticality of diamond rings on hardworking farmgirl hands. … Continue reading
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The Rubber Meets the Road
Today was an Avalon day. The light November rain washed gold and copper leaves–a beautiful backdrop for all the outdoor work I needed to get done: mending fence lines and planning new cross fencing to accommodate new boarders, deciding on … Continue reading
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Tagged Friesian, horse, horse care, horsemanship, mare, natural, natural horsemanship
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