2010

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Nicks, bumps, and swollen glands

I went out to the barn to ride Kasane tonight. Got the saddle and tack to the ring and then went to the field to bring her in. She was happy to see me and met me at the gate. Her glands behind her jowls and up...

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Did I mention Stella is eating?

Stella is eating food again. None of the wet food I’ve been giving her, but she is eating new dry food. Her flavor of the week is Solid Gold Kats N Flocken cat food. The pet store manager I spoke to swore up and down that she...

  • September 14, 2010
  • Cats
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Rides, saddles, reins

Tack shop sale was dangerous. Picked up some gorgeous, comfy Stubben reins. They are rubber reins but the rubber is soft like silk and no thicker than the half-inch reins. The ends of the reins have clips on them: perfect for training rides (but not something you’d...

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oOoo a sale!

Triangle Horse Sports is having a sale this weekend. Not just any sale, but a Stubben bridle for $50 type of sale. (These bridles normally run $200-$500.) None of the bridles were the right size for my mares. I found one, but after careful thinking (and much...

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Good news from the farrier

Farrier came out today. The weather has been so dry all of the bits of foot crud (thrush) that the mares had were gone. Their feet looked great. Isis and Prize were very well mannered with the farrier. Isis rubbed his head with her lip, which the...

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A tool-using mare

I had a great ride on Kasane Monday afternoon. Only about 20 minutes, but it was her first ride in the bit. We rode in the round pen instead of the big ring. Think of the roundpen as a containment field in case something had happened. Kasane...

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Only one file disappears

Only the header image collage I made of the girls disappears. The current header image has remained for several days. Suffusion theme hates the banner image I created. Not sure if it was the size, the file format or what. Every night the file disappeared. (Gremlins in...

  • September 5, 2010
  • Tech
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Disappearing files

I loaded the site today and my banner image had disappeared. No idea why. The file can’t be found on the server. It’s very strange. I haven’t logged in or edited the site in a few days. Not sure what happened. I’ve replaced the collage with a...

  • September 1, 2010
  • Tech
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Where has Ceffyl been?

For once, mostly having fun by riding and working the girls. My main concern has been that Isis has been in the middle of an insulin resistance episode. We have been careful about her diet, so the next item was to up her exercise. All of the...

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Hivin’ a good time

In which our intrepid explorer, One More Nite, explores the wilds of a mowed pasture and returns with hives. Proving, once and for all, that she is still a sensitive-skinned Arabian. Poor little girl got into something and then she scratched. I found Prize’s hives on Friday...

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New site layout

Best thing about WordPress is that site layout can be changed easily. Worst thing about WordPress is that site layout can be changed easily. You can lose hours getting sucked into looking at themes, tweaking newly installed themes, and then making new graphics for header images. I...

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Stella update, part the x

Stella has been back on track with her fluids for the last three weeks. After the day when she lost four ounces, I went to the pet store and tried some kitten food. Higher fat, lower protein: seemed like a reasonable choice if Stella would eat it....

  • August 25, 2010
  • Cats
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15

RT @opentype: Better web typography with OpenType features in Firefox 4 http://1.opentype.info/9FVmg0 #webfonts (via @svgeesus) # (Egyptology) Chariot of Tutankhamun Arrives in New York http://bit.ly/djYFLU (via @archaeologynews) # Good reading 🙂 #FF @EPWohlfart @dancinghorse @spicycauldron @svgeesus @TARDIS_Tara @djuggler @afox98 @bookviewcafe @amethystdragon in reply to EPWohlfart # Google...

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Stella: Little kitty is smaller

Stella had her regular appointment for fluids this morning. She is still down 4 ounces from three weeks ago. She now weighs 4 pounds, 4 ounces. I don’t know if there is anything I can do to help keep weight on her. She’s lost a lot of...

  • August 10, 2010
  • Cats
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08

Airships! Are we in Rose's alternate universe? RT @TelegraphNews Airships: a second age http://bit.ly/9yX1Fm # Off to Bull Spec launch party! # Reading manuscripts with Editor hat on. Strange to do that with fiction instead of tech writing. # RT @rww Library of Congress Gets a Mobile...