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“Dinky Zinke” a blog post from elsewhere that I likes If you have read anything at all of what I have written in the past, you’ll know a few things about me: I don’t tolerate fools or idiots-and people who desecrate public lands for their own benefit fall into both categories in my estimation. I […]
Read More “Dinky” Zinke“…people are still, in this day and age, stealing horses, cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, mules, and just about any other kind of livestock you can name.”
Read More They Used To Hang Horse Thieves…This was in my home state practically ‘next door’ to where we live. It seems incredible to most people that someone would steal a horse, but they do-and, in many cases, they get away with it. Why? It doesn’t seem logical at first, but it really is very reasonable when you learn the facts. Horses […]
Read More Chasing Stolen Horses“Go outside and play. You need to get some fresh air and sunshine”. I can still hear her voice. “You stay inside too much. Get your shoes and socks on and go get some exercise. Ride your bike. Run around. Do something, but get out of this house.” Parents probably still say that with some […]
Read More Get Outside in the Sunshine Like Your Momma SaidFor some reason, human beings love to erect barriers to do one of two things: A. Keep something they fear OUT, and/or B. Keep something they want to keep IN. Now as we look back through history, we see various forms of this pattern happening over and over again. Walled towns and villages–to keep out […]
Read More Barriers and Wishful ThinkingOne of my things to do in the winter is inspect, clean, and oil my tack. In this part of the country, the weather tends to the wet, chilly, nasty variety. I’m not afraid of riding in the rain-I’ve done it sometimes, but doggone it, I greatly prefer riding in WARM rain. This riding thing […]
Read More Leather Work In The WinterSay what? To be a hero you have to be strong, fearless, courageous you say. Look at all of our heroes-John Wayne, George Washington, Superman. Okay, I’m with you. I’d love to in fact. Yes, these men or caricatures of men are strong, fearless, and just chock full of that quality we call courage. But […]
Read More Want To Be A Hero? Be CompassionateThere’s a lot that goes on in this old world that went on before-birth, death, marriage, sex, politics-just to name a handful. Some of it we can’t change even if we wanted to. Some we change for a short period of time, and then think better of it and change it back. Unfortunately, there are […]
Read More Put a woman in chargeThis is a copied blog post from Susan Lewis. It is so very pertinent and so very timely that I just had to share it with you. I know it’s a weird request. We insurance agents are in the same category as lawyers; no one wants to talk to us or deal with us until […]
Read More Do me a favorCivility-that’s a word that is being tossed about on the social media platforms a lot these days. “We want civility in our group.” “Please be civil-those who are not will be banned.” Etc. That’s really nice and all that, but who is the judge of what is and what isn’t civil discourse? Is it just […]
Read More Civility vs angerI can remember when growing up that my parents hammered into me and my sibling that we had to tell the truth. Have to admit that I got my share of paddling for infractions. Children have to try out that thing adults call ‘lying’. After all, adults read us ‘stories’ and tell us that they […]
Read More LiesThe fireworks just don’t seem to stop with this guy now that he’s is squarely in the cross-hairs. I’ve said from the start that he was a rotten apple in a barrel of rotten apples, but my voice was one of many ignored. To put it simply, the Cabinet was staffed with crooks and shysters […]
Read More More on Sec’ty ZinkeNow I’ve written previously about how some owners treat their horses like large stuff animals or large puppies and get all in their faces? They’ll get all in the horse’s face and wonder why the horse keeps pulling the head out of their hands. Well, duh, you stupid bimbo. Let me walk up to you […]
Read More Are horses capable of emotional attachment?