Interesting that so many of the chariot burials found in the UK have been in Yorkshire (19 total, all of them, except for one found near Edinburgh , according to this article). No pictures in the article, unfortunately. 2400 year old grave. Chariot find is a victory for Scots by Martin Wainwright, Thursday March 10, 2005 The Guardian The centuries-long tussle for prestige between England and Scotland may be about to end in...
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Blogthings – You Know You’re Addicted…
Wanna see additional links to “you know you’re addicted” like the one below? These are really hysterical. Blogthings – You Know You’re Addicted… Related Images:
Continue reading...Getting things moving again
It seems like it’s been months since Isis had her last riding lesson. Next one is scheduled for Sunday at 3:00! Let’s hope the weather is nice and she cooperates. She’s had a week off. Related Images:
Continue reading...Online silliness…
From that last post, you might think I spend a lot of time online. Well, yes. The greater portion of my day is spent connected (i.e., online) in some form: logged in to IM via cell phone or sitting at the computer with Trillian running. Why anyone would want to be online and that easy to contact? I guess that depends upon where your social contacts are. If you spend more time going...
Continue reading...Silly blog quiz…
I don’t normally go for these things, but this was just too silly to pass up. So what is my addition? Probably being online. I get twitchy when I’m not connected. This quiz was about the signs you know when you’re addicted to being online. You Know You’re Addicted to Internet When… You kiss you girlfriend’s home page. Your bookmarks list takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom. Your eyeglasses have...
Continue reading...Amazing Mare
Isis hates needles. She despises spring vaccinations and has let her displeasure be known through body-slamming me into the walls. With her powerful neck set, she pushes me out of the way to move away from that nasty thing poking her. One vet I had tried twitching her with a chain and rope. I was not happy. The second time he came out, she smelled him enter the barn (ode de vet?) and...
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Finally updated!
Continue reading...Google weirdness
This is very strange. Epona.net went from being ranked fourth on Google (keyword search for “epona”) to not even appearing in the listings! Apparently, the algorythms used to calculate page rank have been modified again and lots of people have lost their rankings. Now some pages with more misinformation then concrete information about Epona have top billing. This is frustrating. Yes, the site’s metadata is done properly. Related Images:
Continue reading...The Bane of Easy Keepers
I’ve always had horses who were easy keepers — only taking them off grass would make them lose weight. Isis was no exception. Metabolism? What’s that? I’ve managed her weight as best I can through nutrition and exercise. It’s not always enough, I can’t get out to the barn as often as I like. The weather does not cooperate either. Two years ago her weight wasn’t that high, but conditions were right and...
Continue reading...Laminitis resources
Web sites, mailing lists, and articles available online for laminitis: Laminitis-related Safer Grass: A Web site by Katy Watts with a lot of information for both the owner and the veterinarian on laminitis and insulin resistance in horses. Excellent site. HorseShoes.com Laminitis and Founder articles: Wealth of information on this farriery site. Hoof Project: The Hoof Project (HP) is an electronic journal that is focused on the foot of the horse. The HP...
Continue reading...Houdini Horse, part 3
We’ve had some cold weather, so Isis is in a small pasture with grass. Her grazing muzzle is put on every morning. Her new pasture has only a little grass in it, most of it is that light shade of tan that happens after several heavy frosts. The diet paddock she had been in had turned into a mud pit and she was started to get scratches on her heels. She has been...
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