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Murphy Monday: Cinco de Murphy!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

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Murphy Monday: Almost a Year Old!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Murphy will be a year old on May 5th.  Can you believe it? I am date challenged.  When he was born on Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Independence Day) I was relieved. I’d never forget his birthday. Ha. I am completely … Continue reading →

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Murphy Monday: Winter Quarters

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

We’ve been enduring days that end up clear, sunny, and 50 + degrees.  Horrible, I know. How can we stand it? This morning was very chilly and damp, with heavy fog. (Then it turned clear, sunny, and 65 degrees.) Winter … Continue reading →

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Murphy Monday: In Which Mt. Murphy is Climbed at the Endurance Barn of Our Dreams

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Murphy is now at Sonoma Coastal Equestrian Center, aka the Perfect Endurance Barn. Daisy dubbed the ‘hill’ up to the summer foal pasture: “Mt. Murphy”. It’s not really a hill. It’s a stair master set to an incline of 10 and … Continue reading →

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Murphy Monday: Murphy’s Big Adventure

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

In which Murphy is weaned, and travels to a new home. Remember the endurance barn we scoped out for a friend? Daisy fell in love with it: deciding it was the best place for Murphy to grow up, turned out … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Annie

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

This is the story of the life of Annie. It’s also the story of what happens when a chain of people care, and make the effort to do the right thing. It started with Kimberly, who noticed a dirty, scrawny, … Continue reading →

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Murphy Monday: Murphy’s Meet and Greet

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

It’s almost weaning time. Murphy has a meet and greet with Uncle Melody.  If they like each other, Murphy might move in. There is no tension, just curiosity. Then…grooming…? Really? Strike that. Why am I surprised? Melody is calm, stable, … Continue reading →

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What We Learn From Horses Can Help Us Become Good Burglars

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Spoiler: The first part has absolutely nothing to do with horses or burgling…Also, this post reads much better while singing, “The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plane”. Daisy texted: Stupid door is swollen and won’t close. Since she … Continue reading →

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On Freezing…

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I have done a most excellent job of organizing the change involved (on my end) in expanding our life to encompass dad. Shaun has had the much more difficult end of packing up his house (while working full-time) and taking … Continue reading →

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Murphy Monday: The Warmblood Registry Inspection

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Barbie and Murphy’s RPSI inspection was Sunday.  RPSI stands for something I am unable to pronounce, but I’m told is a Warmblood registry. We dubbed ourselves “The M Team”. We joked about getting shirts embroidered, so we’d all match on … Continue reading →

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