Category: The Monday Minstrel
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Monday Minstrel: The Trace Clip
Several people have asked me about the winter clip that Biasini has this year. Previously we have been going to Florida and warm temperatures in the winter so he would have a full clip; all the thick winter fur off! But this year we are staying home in Ontario. So I do not need to…
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Monday Minstrel: The Life Story of a Corn Field.
They were still harvesting in the pitch dark!
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Monday Minstrel: Horse’s Ancestor Memories
The ancestor memories of how to survive.
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Monday Minstrel: The London Cart Horse Parade 1903
586 single horse vehicles, 62 pairs and 30 unicorn teams.!
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Monday Minstrel: A quote for these times.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow,it empties today of its strength. Corrie ten Boom Dutch resistance hero. 1892-1983
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Monday Minstrel:Quote
Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future,act now, without delay” Simone de Beauvoir
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Monday Minstrel: Peyo the Hospital Horse.
I recently posted a book review of Riding Home, the Power of Horses to Heal by Tim Hayes. I know that many people are familiar with the idea of dogs who visit people in hospital but horses? There are videos of mini horses who visit hospitals and care homes but a full sized horse? Here…
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Monday Minstrel: Coltsfoot
When is a weed not a weed? Many years ago I went to China with a group of horticulturalists led by well known plantsman Roy Lancaster. He always used to say that a weed was only a weed when the plant was growing somewhere we did not want it to grow. When out walking we…
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Monday Minstrel:To Mask or not to Mask?
Even the most sturdy armor of olden days would not protect us.
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Monday Minstrel: Riding the Teeter Totter!
Do not worry! I am not referring to the Teeter Totter of Life! This is the Monday Minstrel and I only aim to entertain and sprinkle a bit of helpful information around. If you follow this blog you will know that my Florida coach Luis Denizard (Lou to his friends) always has some ‘outside the…
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Monday Minstrel: Equestrians Shopping!
I was at the Winter Equestrian Festival yesterday.It was a busy Saturday; competition in the Grand Hunter ring, jumpers in the International ring and activity and competition in the other rings . There are 12 rings and also warm up rings so it was BUSY! I was there to collect boots from Der Dau boots…
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Blue Monday? Not for me!
Hope at Every Turn!