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The Boys Love to Play Ball

Zelador and Zeloso both LOVE the big horse balls. Zeloso’s been out-of-control with them from day one. Zelador, on the other hand, started out calmly, but over time he, too, morphed into this wildly enthusiastic leaping maniac whenever the ball

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Discovering Temple Grandin

Just saw a DVD of the film “Temple Grandin”. It was amazing. In the Bonus Features she, the screenplay writer and the director comment on each scene as it’s played. Because of Temple I went to the Nobleton library. She’s …

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They’re Coming Right Along

This morning before I fetched the yearling, Marcus, from his stall I set up the arena. We have a wooden cut-out bull. I moved that from beside the piano to the south wall, between a low pedestal and the teeter-totter. …

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Cantering Zelador Campaign

Marcus was introduced to the mailbox today. I had the door open and placed a piece of carrot in the mailbox. He thought that was a good trick! Of course, he would have liked to play with the red flag …

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“Buck” – An Excellent Movie

I just watched the DVD, “Buck”. It’s about Buck Brannaman, who was the inspiration for Nicolas Evans’ main character in The Horse Whisperer. Buck also worked with Robert Redford in the movie. He provided technical expertise, served as a do

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Winsong’s Next Fundraiser

On March 4th, we’re going to host a House Concert (at the house, not the arena!) with musician Marie-Lynn Hammond. She has several horse songs and many others that she’ll play for us. AND, animal communicator, Lauren Bode, will be …

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Marcus at Play