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"Lifetime happiness is found in little everyday things, not in one big thing."
I took this picture today in Bowie, Texas. Cactus blooming, sun shining and beautiful blue skies in a pasture full of mares and foals.
Read More“An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.” -Anatole France
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
“One day your life will flash before your eyes, make sure it is worth watching.”
Emmie realizes another dream…showing at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Today Emmie will realize a dream she had as a child; to show at the Kentucky Horse Park. You may remember Emmie from my April 13th blog and Louie has written several blogs here. I think her story is important because like most dreamers, Emmie could never have predicted the path that lead her to…
Read More“People have problems with horses because they either don’t know or don’t pay attention.” Jesse Westfall quote
My husband, Jesse, was giving a lesson one day and I heard him say, “People have problems with horses because they either don’t know or don’t pay attention.” I quickly wrote it down and made a mental note to find a photo that would match it. There is so much truth in the statement. I don’t…
Read More“You all laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same.”
When I saw this quote I thought about photographing a mini with horses. Although that would have worked, I felt lead to have the photograph include people. Many times it is uncomfortable to feel ‘different’ when in reality we are all unique…like it or not. Sometimes being ‘different’ is a choice….like driving a mini to…
Read More“It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.”
Ah, what a perfect photo for my recent ‘encounter’ online. Just last night I had the pleasure of reading on a Facebook page that ‘Stacy Westfall didn’t train the reining horse she rode, Stacy wrote an article telling people to jump off and drag along the side of a runaway horse and that…
Read More“You can’t win unless you try to win…but you can lose by trying not to lose.”
I had to read this one -twice- and I considered putting an emphasis on the second half, “…but you CAN lose by trying not to lose.” Trying and failing hurts. Having said that, I truly know that I have learned more from my ‘failures’. Oddly enough, it doesn’t make me any more ‘excited’ to fail.…
Read More“Sometimes what you are most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.”
After reading all of the comments following my post, “Help name the ‘Jac’ DVD set!” I experienced another round of thoughts concerning Roxy. Your comments and suggestions were a reminder of the full circle of events leading to these videos. It is truly amazing how much these horses become a part of our lives. As if…
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