Category: horse

• March madness horse art book

  I really want to be able to draw a horse. Several years ago after I retired I practiced drawing. I saw this book on how to draw a horse and it looked like I could follow along. I have accepted the fact that I cannot draw a horse and follow along. I still like this…

  Donna

  March 14, 2023

  about me, books read, horse, March Book Madness

  art, drawing, drawing horses, horse drawing book, horses, musing, perspective, ride a horse better than I can draw, Walter T. Foster on Horse drawing

• March is book madness month

  I have an urge to go outside and read. It is too cold. I want to ride my horse but I am a fair-weather rider if truth be told. My March madness is upon me. Expect some weird photo shoots. Style Statement (Live by your own design)

  Donna

  March 1, 2023

  about me, acreage event, books read, horse, March Book Madness, photography, what is bugging you

  Carrie McCarthy, Danielle Laporte, Live by your own design, March is madness month, outside with a book, perspective, photography, selfie, spring begins March 20, spring fever in March, Style Statement

• light heals but does time heal?

  Sun that shines against blue sky, uplifts the cortices of the brain, animals heal discomforts and disloyalties, by being honest and accepting. What does time heal? the distance, the span. from the beginning of the hurt to the present. Time , is left for us to think on the reason of why me, can change…

  Donna

  February 10, 2023

  February Light, grief, heal, horse, photography, writing

  does time heal, horses eating through snow, horses in winter, how much can we heal, light heals, musing, perspective, time allows healing

• out and about with the horse throwbacks – January 26

  Yesterday, was Wednesday and I posted a throwback Thursday titled post. I spent all day thinking that today would be Friday! So this is my throwback Thursday and flashback Friday post. I found these magical memories today, which is Thursday btw. (sigh) Are you confused yet? Which day is it? I am finishing my January…

  Donna

  January 26, 2023

  about me, horse, January magic, photography, what works for you, yard

  Grace, horse, last post for January magic, out and about with the horse, Rocky, throwback day confusion

• throw back Thursday – my first horse

  Rocky is a golden Dun horse who taught me about being a leader and to be more assertive in knowing what I want January horse magic memory!

  Donna

  January 25, 2023

  about me, acreage event, fun, horse, January magic, photography, what works for you

  calm and assertive horse riding, good things, grateful, horses, musing, my Dun horse, my first horse, my horse taught me assertiveness, Rocky, throwback Thursday

• Saddling up for January Magic January 12

  My husband always saddles my horse for me. He is magic as I come out to the riding arena and their she is, saddled.

  Donna

  January 12, 2023

  acreage event, horse, January magic, photography, yard

  good things, husband photography, January magic, musing, my horse Grace, saddle up the buckskin mare, winter riding

• January magic picture window

  Donna

  January 8, 2023

  acreage event, heal, horse, January magic, photography, podcast, what works for you

  a little magic each day in January, beauty in January, good things, grateful, horses, little magic in January, looking out, musing, podcasts, the picture window

• I remember when…OTTB arrived

  Our off the track thoroughbred (OTTB) was delivered to our acreage. (July 28, 2019)

  Donna

  November 23, 2022

  acreage event, B & W, horse, photography, yard

  good things, horse photography, Norman OTTB, OTTB, racetrack horse comes to our acreage, Roman Humor

• when you miss the mark

  I am sometimes misunderstood. People’s perceptions of me are so wrong so much of the time. Maybe they are just not paying enough attention. Things get a bit blurry. Did I miss the mark or did they? lol! It feels uncomfortable when I am misunderstood and find myself in someone’s spider web and you don’t…

  Donna

  November 17, 2022

  about me, horse, photography, what is bugging you, what works for you, yard

  being balanced, being centered, being clear, being misunderstood sometimes, missing the mark of who I am, musing, perspective

• stepping up and letting go

  So many times I have stepped up and planted my foot in a stirrup and kept my focus between the ears of my horse and my thoughts on the rhythm of the ride. This photo gives me a strong sense of letting go as I took the shot I was pulled to thoughts of how…

  Donna

  November 15, 2022

  feet, horse, photography, what works for you

  frozen tree leaves, horse and stirrup, horse photography, letting go thoughts, musing, nature, perspective, photography, step up into a stirrup