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Daily Dispatches 2014


350. 12/31/14: Finishing Up
349. 12/30/14: The Writing Life: If Wishes Were Horses
348. 12/29/14: Carol Clemens Past and Present
347. 12/28/14: Book Overview: Zen and Horseback Riding, by Tom Nagel
346. 12/27/14: Happy Trails to You Dear Neighbor and Friend
345. 12/26/14: Post-Holiday Snow Day
344. 12/25/14: The Nativity Scene – A Differing Viewpoint
343. 12/24/14: Part II: Zen Mind, Zen Horse
342. 12/23/14: Book Review, Part 1: Zen Mind, Zen Horse
341. 12/22/14: Tally Ho Ho Ho
340. 12/21/14: Five Hours and 11 Minutes of Daylight, Who’s Counting?
339. 12/20/14: Dawn to Dusk
338. 12/19/14: The Camera never Lies
337. 12/18/14: Book Review: Part II, Animals Make us Human
336. 12/17/14: Agility and Horses
335. 12/16/14: Book Review: Animals Make us Human, Temple Grandin
334. 12/15/14: Up and Down
333. 12/14/14: Downward Dog
332. 12/13/14: Power to the People
331. 12/12/14: Earth to Alys
330. 12/11/14: Tripping the Light Fantastic
329. 12/10/14: The Writer’s Life: What da ya know?
328. 12/9/14: Life is Good
327. 12/8/14: The Day after the Clinic – What Now?
326. 12/7/14: Clinic Day #3, Further Thoughts
325. 12/6/14: De Spooking Clinic --- Day # 2 Animal Happiness
324. 12/5/14: De spooking Clinic Troll
323. 12/4/14: Reincarnation and Carnation
322. 12/4/14: Come What Will: A Conversation with Mr. Tinni
321. 1/2/14: Snow Day
320. 12/1/14: As the Weather Turns
319. 11/30/14: Chilly Scenes of Winter
318. 11/29/14: Dressage Troll
317. 11/28/14: New Foal
316. 11/28/14: Just Plain Grateful
315. 11/26/14: What We Talk about When We Talk about Being Grateful
314. 11/25/14: The Writing Life, Etc
313. 11/24/14: The Rural Lifestyle, Part II: Hrimmi’s training
312. 11/23/14: The Rural Lifestyle, Part I
311. 11/22/14: Unreal
310. 11/21/14: Raudi Speaks
309. 11/20/14: Flipping the Day Around
308. 11/19/14: A Conversation with Hrimfara
307. 11/18/14: The Writing Life: Rebound Material
306. 11/17/14: The Writing Life: A Grim Day
305. 11/16/14: Uneventful
304. 11/15/14: Reconsidering the Horse
303. 11/14/14: Pride Goeth Before a Fall
302. 11/13/14: Moving Forwards
301. 11/11/14: The Good Weather Continues
300. 11/9/14: The Writing Life: Dogged
299. 11/8/14: Obsession
298. 11/7/14: One Tough Dog
297. 11/6/14: At Play in the Fields of the Equines
296. 11/5/14: The Real Dog and Pony Show
295. 11/4/14: Waiting
294. 11/3/14: Three Dogs Speak
293. 11/2/14: The Writing Life: A Moment of Indecision
292. 11/1/14: Jenna
291. 10/31/14: Farrier Visit, etc.
290. 10/30/14: A Conversation with Little Ryder Sunshine
289. 10/29/14: The Writing Life: Evading Quality Control
288. 10/28/14: The Passage of Time
287. 10/27/14: Coller-ahh
286. 10/26/14: The Writing Life: Big Ideas
285. 10/26/14: Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie
284. 10/25/14: Rainbow Convalesces
283. 10/24/14: Rainbow’s Injury
282. 10/23/14: Wind
281. 10/21/14: Lost in Transition
280. 10/20/14: Heavy Lifting
279. 10/19/14: Horsepital
278. 10/18/14: Talking with an Old Friend
277. 10/17/14: Mr. T
276. 10/16/14: The Writing Life: Slog Hog
275. 10/15/14: Moving Forward on a Sloppy, Gloppy Day
274 10/14/14: Lesson Learned: The Harder they Fall
273. 10/13/14: A Different Sort of Day
272. 10/12/14: Getting Ready for Winter
271. 10/11/14: Saving Sophie
270. 10/10/14: The Writing Life: Lessons Learned
269. 10/9/14: OldER Animals
268. 10/8/14: The Writing Life: Moving Forward
267. 10/7/14: Lessons Learned: A Different Outcome
266. 10/6/14: Just Another Day
265. 10/5/14: Trail Blazing Fools
264. 10/4/14: Slop and Glop – the Story Continues
263. 10/3/14: Winter Approaches and Encroaches
262. 10/2/14: Riding June Bug Carter aka Blind Moon Chitlin
261. 10/1/14: Trail blazing one and All
260. 9/30/14: A Good Swift Kick
259. 9/29/14: The Writing Life
258. 9/28/14: Animal Behavior, 101
257. 9/27/14: The God Almighty List
256. 9/26/14: The Garden of Eatin’ – The Story Continues
255. 9/25/14: Horse Husbandry
254. 9/24/14: Taking the Ponies to the Dentist
253. 9/22/14: Beyond the Hay Days
252. 9/21/14: Climate Change, So What?
251. 9/20/14: Lessons Learned: Importance of Persistence
250. 9/19/14: Big Ideas
249. 9/18/14: Post Birthday Blues
248. 9/17/14: Lessons Learned: Pre birthday Ride
247. 9/16/14: Women who Run with Horses
246. 9/16/14: A Conversation with Jenna
245. 9/8/14: In Retrospect
244.9/13/14: Forward, Whoa
243. 9/12/14: Part II: Obsession and the Garden of Weedin’
242. 9/1114: Part 1: Obession: Defining What it is
241. 9/1014: Lessons Learned: Group Lesson Particulars
240. 9/7/14: “Keep Up the Forward Thinking!”
239. 9/6/14: Spit and Polish
238. 9/5/14: Moving Forward: The Big Picture
237. 9/4/14: Lessons to be Learned: Dressage Show
236: 9/3/14: Trail Blazing Cowgirls
235. 9/2/14: Show Day
234. 9/1/14: Once in a Blue Moon
233. 8/29/14: Trail Tales
232. 8/28/14: A (Slight) Change in Routine
231. 8/27/14: A Treatise on the Subject of Success
230. 8/26/14: Dear Moosey Moosey
229. 8/24/14: Rain, Nonetheless
228. 8/23/14: Tinni – Still the Number One Riding Horse
227. 8/22/14: Lessons Learned: Forward, Further Defined
226. 8/21/14: State Fair: Re:cycle
225. 8/20/14: Lessons Learned: Our Horses, Our Teachers
224. 8/19/14: Putting the Cart Before the Horse
223. 8/18/14: Clip Clop
222. 8/17/14: When Pete’s Away
221. 8/16/14: As If
220. 8/15/14: Lessons Learned: Prep Work
219. 8/13/14: Robin Williams, Rest in Peace
218. 8/11/14: Camping Trip, Part II: Perchance to Dream
217. 8/10/14: The Writing Life: Seeing Things Anew
216. 8/9/14: Lessons Learned: Making up for Lost Time
215. 8/7/14: Groundhog Day and the Garden of Weedin’
214. 8/6/14: Lessons Learned: Go!!
213. 8/5/14: The Writing Life: Re-Vision Part II
212. 8/4/14: The Writing Life: Re-Vision, Part I
211. 8/3/14: Garden of Weedin’ -- Late Summer Inventory
210. 8/2/14: The Writing Life: Being Biographer
209. 8/1/14: Onward and Upward with the Arts
208. 7/31/14: Road Trip
207. 7/30/14: Lessons Learned: Only Connect
206. 7/29/14: The Best Any of Us Can Do
205. 7/28/14: Lessons Learned: Hindsight
204. 7/26/14: Lesson Learned: The Sky is the Limit
203. 7/25/14: Lessons Learned: Horse as Soul Mate
202. 7/23/14: Lessons Learned: Putting Theory to Practice
201. 7/21/14: Lessons Learned: First Day of Jim Briggs Clinic
200. 7/22/14: Lessons Learned: Still Thinking
199. 7/21/14: Lessons Learned: After the CTR. Ha ha ha ha
198. 7/20/14: Lessons Learned: Yet Another Day on the Trail
197. 7/19/14: Lessons Learned: Day #1 on the Trail
196. 7/18/14: Lessons Learned: Like Clockwork
195. 7/17/14: Competitive Trail Ride Preparations
194. 7/16/14: A Year Later
193. 7/15/14: Lessons Learned: Abandoning Fear
192. 7/14/14: A Conversation with Ranger and Rover
191. 7/13/14: Lessons Learned: Overcoming Obstacles
190. 7/12/14: Lessons Learned: Ego Overboard
189. 7/11/14: Horse Training: Hrimfara and Lessons Learned
188. 7/10/14: Horse and Horse Facility Maintenance
187. 7/9/14: Lessons Learned: Quitting isn’t an Option
186. 7/8/14: A Tale of Two Trail Rides
185. 7/7/14: A Conversation with Mr. Tinni
184. 7/6/14: K-9 SAR Confidentiality Issues
183. 7/5/14: A Run of good Weather
182. 7/4/14: No Things but in Ideas
181. 7/3/14: Ryder’s Stitches Removed
180. 7/1/14: Lessons Learned: The Value of Teamwork
179. 6/30/14: Horse Trekking: Hatcher Pass Ride
178. 6/29/14: Horse Camp: CTR Training
177. 6/28/14:Lessons Learned: The Power of Observation
176. 6/27/14: Ryder – A Progress Report
175. 6/26/14: Affirmation and the Unexpected
174. 6/25/14: Off the Grid Living: Rain Water Containment
173. 6/24/14: Horse/Human Accidents
172. 6/23/14: Ryder’s Injury
171. 6/22/14: Solstice Ride
170. 6/21/14: Yard Sale-ing
169. 6/20/14: Lessons Learned: Focus is everything
168. 6/19/14: Horse Training: Moving Forward on Home Front
167. 6/18/14: Hay Days
166. 6/17/14: The Writing Life
165. 6/16/14: Horse Riding: Long Road Home
164. 6/15/14: Lessons Learned: CTR Clinic
163. 6/14/14: Lessons Learned: Up, Up, and Away
162. 6/13/14: Gardening: Relocating Worms
161. 6/12/14: Gardening: The Upper Quadrant
160. 6/10/14: Lessons Learned: Friendship
159. 6/9/14: Gardening
158. 6/8/14: Horse Sense: Riding with Others
157. 6/7/14: Horse Training: Imagine it, Rosie a Superstar
156. 6/6/14: Horse Training: Some Observations
155. 6/5/14: Horse Training: Good Rosey, Good Alys
154. 6/4/14: Learning to Knit
153. 6/3/14: Horse Dealings: Lifre
152. 6/2/14: Horse Training: Dust in the Wind
151. 6/1/14: Planned Puppyhood
150. 5/31/14: Lessons Learned: Being in Charge Defined
149. 5/30/14: Horse Training: Downhill, Uphill
148. 5/29/14: Busy, Huh?
147. 5/28/14: Horse Care: Lifre’s Fate
146. 5/27/14: Runaway Horse
145. 5/26/14: Horse Training: Rosie Front and Center
144. 5/25/14: Horse Sense: Eklutna Lake
143. 5/24/14: Dog Training: Human Problem Solving
142. 5/23/14: Horse Sense: Forward Thinking
141. 5/22/14: Dog Training: Learning as WE Go Along
140. 5/21/14: Horse Sense: Fast Forward
139. 5/20/14: The Garden of Weedin’
138. 5/19/14: Antsy
137. 5/18/14: Dog Training: SAR Trail Dog In Training
136. 5/17/14: Horse Sense: Only Connect
135. 5/16/14: Horse Training: Happy Trails
134. 5/15/14: Terry the Photographer
133. 5/14/14: Horses, Horses, Horses
132. 5/13/14: What’s Written in Stone: Pete’s Birthday
131. 5/12/14: Mr. Siggi’s Birthday
130. 5/11/14: With Friends
129. 5/10/14: Horse Sense: Moving Forward, Incrementally
128. 5/9/14: Horse Sense: Live to Learn/Learn to Live
127. 5/8/14: Spring Visitors
126. 5/7/14: Horse Sense: Moving Forward, Finally
125. 5/6/14: What it Means to be Human
124. 5/5/14: Hrimmi’s Second Birthday
123. 5/4/14: The Importance of Big Reinforcers
122. 5/3/14: Horse Training: No Horse Left Behind
121. 5/2/14: Horse Acquisition: Little Horses, Big Decisions
120. 5/1/14: Dog and Pony Show
119. 4/30/14: Horse Training: What I do, and don’t do well
118. 4/29/14: Dog Training: Disaster Practice
117. 4/28/14: The Bee Launching: Spring Rite of Passage
116. 4/27/14: A Tail of Two Search and Rescue Trainings
115. 4/26/14: Church of Dog
114. 4/25/14: Horse Care/Training: Hrimfara’s Big Day
113. 4/24/14: Horse Care: Hardship and Hrimmi
112. 4/22/14: Spring Cleaning and Literary Hardship
111. 4/21/14: Manure Management: Spring has Sprung
110. 4/ 20/14: Dog Training: I Believe in Many Dogs
109. 4/19/14: The Harder they Fall
108. 4/18/14: Ride Safe: Wear a Helmet
107. 4/17/14: Horse Training: Alys on Lifre
106. 4/16/14: Sloshing in my Galoshes
105. 4/15/14: Horse Training: Spring has Sprung
104. 4/14/14: Horse Training: Only When You Have the Gene
103. 4/13/14: Horse Training and the New Herd Order
102. 4/12/14: Horse training: Lifre
101. 4/11/14: Horse Training: Raudi’s Eleventh Birthday
100. 4/10/14 Horse Trekking: Musings about Going Solo
99. 4/9/14: Walking the Dog
98. 4/8/14: Horse Training: Twenty Seconds
97. 4/7/14: Writing Life: Following in my Father’s Footsteps
96. 4/6/14: Horse Training: A Conversation with Hrimmi
95. 4/5/14: The Writing Life: Time Out
94. 4/4/14: Snow Cave Dweller
93. 4/3/14: Snow Cave Building, 101
92. 4/2/14: Dog Training: A Dog for all Seasons
91. 4/1/14: Horse Training: Tinni Front and Center
90. 3/31/14: Dog Training: Dog is in the Details
89. 3/30/14: Dog Training: Team Work and Sniffing Butts
88. 3/29/14: Men and Horses
87. 3/28/14: Dog Training: Disaster Relief Training
86. 3/27/14: Dog Training: Impromptu Practice
85. 3/26/14: Horse Training: What Raudi Knows
84. 3/25/14: Claudia and Frank Sihler’s Visit
83. 3/24/14: Dog and Pony Show: On the Home Front
82. 3/23/14: Search and Rescue – the Real Deal
81. 3/22/14: The Writing Life: Get ‘er Done, Dammit
80. 3/21/14: Getting Through the Day
79. 3/20/14: The Unnatural Nature of Grief
78. 3/19/14: Adaptability
77. 3/18/14: Signy’s St Patrick’s Day Birthday
76. 3/17/14: Signy’s Passing
75. 3/16/14: Horse Care: Worried
74. 3/15/14: The Writing Life: Meeting the Editor
73. 3/14/14: Artists at Work
72. 3/13/13: Filling the Air with Sound
71. 3/12/14: Ice Carving Festival
70. 3/11/14: Up, Up, and Away
69. 3/10/14: Major Tom Where Are You?
68. 3/9/14: Daylight Savings Time
67. 3/8/13: What’s in a Name?
66. 3/7/14: End of the Road
65. 3/6/14: The Writing Life: Honoring the Process
64. 3/5/14: Horse Training: Getting Soft around the Edges
63. 3/4/14: A Day Just Like Any Other Day
62. 3/3/14: Home Alone, Day #3, the Story Continues
61. 3/2/14: Conversation with the author of Raudi’s Story
60. 3/1/14: What Makes Us Human, err Dog
59. 2/28/14: Dog Training: Border Collie Cognition
58. 2/27/14: Making Progress
57. 2/26/14: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Turn Pro

56. 2/25/14: Seeing the Light of Day
55. 2/24/14: The Writing Life: The Wonderful World of Work
54. 2/23/14: Dog Training: In it for the Long Haul
53. 2/22/14: Agility and Herding (6 and 6 classes)
52. 2/21/14: Dog Training: Elementary School Graduation
51. 2/20/14: The Writing Life: Rasmuson Proposal
50. 2/19/14: What Horses?
49. 2/18/14: Dog Training: Ryder’s LED Lights
48. 2/17/14: What’s a Nice Girl Doing in a Place Like This?
47. 2/16/14: Survival Class: Gimme Shelter
46. 2/15/14: Uncoordinates
45. 2/14/14: Hurry Up and Wait Plus Postscript
44. 2/13/14: Drive and Initiative
43. 2/12/14: Found Poem: Craigslist: Alaska Farm & Garden
42. 2/11/14: Great Women Artists
41. 2/10/14: A Conversation with Mr. Tinni
40. 2/9/14: Dog Training: My Training Continues
39. 2/8/14: Horse and Dog-Related Insights
38. 2/7/14: Weather Sense and Horse Sense
37. 2/6/14: The Ice Age
36. 2/5/14: Dog Training: The Importance of Play
35. 2/4/14: Horse Care: A Rationale for Neglect
34. 2/3/14: Horse Care: An Animal Advocate Speaks
33. 2/2/14: Horse Care
32. 2/1/14: Search and Rescue Foundation Trailing Class #1
31. 1/31/14: Obedience Class #3: A Vegetarian’s Perspective
30. 1/30/14: Rainbow – Older Model Dog
29. 1/29/14: Fleas and Metaphysics-a Poem
28. 1/28/14: A Conversation with Henny Penny Palin
27. 1/27/14: The Writing Life: Raudi’s Story
26. 1/26/14: Dog Training: Agility Class #3
25. 1/25/14: Ryder and Helicopter Training
24. 1/24/14: Dog Trainingo
23. 1/23/14: Of Men and Machinery
22. 1/22/14: Praise be to Dog-a Poem
21. 1/21/14: The Dog and Pony Show Continues
20. 1/20/14: Barefoot Horse, by Victoria Faeo
19. 1/19/14: Dog Training – Search and Rescue #6
18. 1/18/14: Dog Training: Human Lessons Learned
17. 1/17/14: Under the Weather, Still
16. 1/16/14: Under the Weather
15. 1/15/14: The Writing Life: Nan's advice on Raudi’s Story
14. 1/14/14: Manure Management and Composting, by Fran
13. 1/13/13: Dog Training: Search and Rescue training #5
12. 1/12/14: Dog Training: Rewards and Toy Drive
11. 1/11/13: The Writing Life: Forward, one Step at a Time
10. 1/10/14: The Writing Life - Composting/Composing
9. 1/9/14: The Year of the Horse: Clip Tips
8. 1/8/14: The Year of the Horse -- Winter Riding
7. 1/7/14: The Year of the Horse III
6. 1/6/14: The Year of the Horse – ta pocketa, ta pocketa
5. 1/5/14: The Year of the Horse, Part II
4. 1/4/14: Double-dipping, Search and Rescue and Herding
3. 1/3/14: The Year of the Horse
2. 1/2/14: Lifre
1. 1/1/14: 1/1/13: Looking Ahead

 

 

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