Horses have played a huge part in my life. Something I am only just realising. I remember my first real horse encounter. My dad had been a drover for many years, as was his father so I guess that’s where the passion for horses came from. Dad had a young horse called ‘Fairy”, great name for a little girls pony… but she wasn’t mine. One day when I was 6 or 7, dad was longing Fairy and I asked him if I could ride her. I guess he thought he had her under control so he put me up on her bare back. She started to trot and I lost my balance and bounced off, as I hit the ground Fairy tried to jump over me but she trod on my leg slicing my calf open – I don’t think she was ‘light of feet’ like you’d imagine a fairy to be! anyway, I was a really skinny kid so 7 stitches in my leg was a pretty big wound. My legs are still skinny, I used to think I could use the accident as an excuse for not having a calf muscle…. but then the other one never developed either…. so it blew that theory! Read the rest of this entry »
How does she knows whats happening before it happens?
I often wonder how our animals know we are going to do something before it actually happens? My little dog Pat, knows exactly where I am going and when. I work from home and she knows I am going to my office, which is off the verandah. I can walk past her on my way to the office and she doesn’t get up, she continues sleeping or rolling in the grass or playing with our other dog Mister. But then I finish my work and think I might go and get my horse to go for a ride. The moment I get up from my chair she is jumping up and down at the door waiting for me to go. I have gotten up from my desk several times through the day to get a cup of tea, have lunch, stretch or whatever and she doesn’t make a fuss so how does she know? Read the rest of this entry »
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