More Than Horsin'

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

08/05/2025

Those were the days! I had some fun times, great students and parents in those 20 years. Many wonderful memories.

07/15/2025

Ride Together. Rise together.

07/10/2025

Ever wonder why a mule’s tail was trimmed into ‘bells’? Back in the day, the Army relied heavily on mules. A green, untrained mule had its tail shaved. Once it was trained to carry a pack, a single bell-shaped notch was cut into its tail. When it learned to pull a wagon, a second bell was added. If the mule was also trained to be ridden, a third tassel was trimmed below the others. So, a ‘three-bell mule’ was fully trained and highly versatile—making it easy to spot the right animal for the job just by glancing at its tail.

07/07/2025

This is Ruby, the last horse to leave the coal mines, stepping into the daylight on December 3, 1972, with flowers around her neck and music playing to honor her quiet courage. Like so many before her, Ruby spent her life in darkness, pulling heavy coal wagons underground, never feeling the sun or fresh air. Yet these horses carried on with quiet strength, knowing when their day should end and refusing to move if the burden was too much.

They worked side by side with their human partners, sharing the weight and silence of a world beneath the earth. Today, we take the time to honor Ruby and all the brave horses who lived and worked in the shadows, reminding us of their dignity and sacrifice. They will always be the ghosts of the coal mines.

07/04/2025

Morning in the gardens of Sunscape Landing.

06/28/2025

This doll is freaking me out!! Is this how I look leaving the stables? 😂😂

05/16/2025

Skittles! I never tried using Skittles before 🌈

04/06/2025

This is AI, however there are some robotics clubs that do this on a miniature scale. The comments are interesting.
What do my horse folks think? Would you ride this?

01/09/2025

What a barn!