Black Feather Farm

When I walked outside this morning, I saw something beautiful.{ No not the yucca plants} Two vultures circling right over my neighbors house, it made me feel hopeful.....I took it as a good omen. The above is a photo of my beautiful yucca plants that bloomed last year, then one promptly died. Nothing changed, they were a picture of health. I must have looked at the one too hard. Note to self: Ignore the yucca plants. The following is based on an actual event. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent, as the innocent were not involved. Only because they can't get through the fence. I hear the dogs are barking, I know what its about, Tessa's in the pasture again, She knows she supposed to stay out. What is she doing now? A question I'm often asking, Oh, I say as I see her, It appears she multi-ta...

Some years ago I worked at a dressage farm cleaning stalls, taking the horses out to pasture, feeding, etc. The people I worked for were wonderful, Christine, farm owner and my boss was especially sweet. There were dressage clinics held there alot and I was always watching when the chores were done, trying to soak in everything. I hadn't had my first horse all that long and was a real beginner. Christine gave me a dressage lesson in one of the clinics as a gift, and I was very nervous of course. I felt so awkward riding in front of the others, everyone was so much further along than me. I also had only a forward seat jumping saddle at the time, my older arab gelding "KCK HighPockets" had a slightly dipped back and high withers, so I had to pile on a little padding. Hardly a classic dressage pair. The lesson started fine, I was still so uneasy about being in front of the people watching, but I was trying hard to concentrate. Then came the dreaded, take him into a canter. N...

Listen for the hoofbeats, as the moon begins to rise, The air grows thin, the stars dim, a veil of mist to fool your eyes. Neither dead nor living, her realm is in between, She takes the ride, that was her demise, each and every Halloween. ĦÃРРΫ ĦÃĿŁǾŴĒĖŇ !!!!! {Photo is from my collection, altered to accompany my writing}