Tag Archives: Tiny

How I Learned Answering a Cell Phone While Schooling a Horse Was Very Bad

Posted on February 1, 2011 by theliteraryhorse

Image via Wikipedia My ringtone for all barn friends (and vet) is Wild Horses, by The Rolling Stones. My own private joke. Wild horses? Couldn’t drag me away? From the barn? Maybe you had to be there. Tiny was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Extreme Silliness, Dressage, Horse, Humor, Life, postaday2011, Riding | Tagged Cell Phone, Dressage, Equestrian, Horse, Humor, Life, Mick Jagger, postaday2011, Ring Tone, Rolling Stones, Safety, Tiny, Training, Wild Horses | 10 Comments

Tiny Sends a Telegram

Posted on September 5, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

I see him all around the barn. Horses are not allowed loose on the property of the barn. (For the non-horsey: while nothing toxic is planted, it’s nice to have pretty flowers. There are pipe corrals and dutch doors: horses … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Serious, Horse, Life | Tagged Dreams, Grace, Life, Miracles, Stealth Visit, Tiny, Waffles | 7 Comments

Tiny: 1993(?)-2010

Posted on September 1, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

~ Dearest Tiny, This is how I want to remember you: happiest in the fresh spring grass, with grass midges startled up, surrounding you like little stars. Unknowable grace brought you into my life. I will be forever grateful for … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Serious, Horse, Life | Tagged Extraordinary Horses, Life, Obituary, Tiny | 18 Comments

Tiny: All Points Bulletin

Posted on August 25, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

Good news! Stunning, in fact. The biopsy came back, and it’s not cancer! They’re not sure exactly what happened, but he has some dead tissue on his spleen (kicked?), and if I understood it correctly (which I might not have, … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Serious, Horse, Life, Photos | Tagged Life, Lily, Miracles, Mystery Illness, Photo, Photos, Slideshow, Spleen, Tiny, U.C. Davis, Update | 11 Comments

Prayers for Tiny

Posted on August 21, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

Or however you send your healing! He’s on his way to U.C. Davis with an undiagnosed problem that is affecting his whole body. Thank god for good friends like Bella, who drop everything on a Saturday to haul him. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Serious, Horse | Tagged Bella, Lily, Mystery Illness, Tiny, Update | 9 Comments

Never Ask the Universe

Posted on June 18, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

You WILL be answered. The universe is a helpful beast. I think of it as a giant thing, with a filing cabinet full of twinkling stars. Ask ‘what next?’ and the universe will fall all over itself to let you … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Serious, Horse, Humor, Life, Photos | Tagged Barn Culture, Horses, Humor, Injury, Life, Photos, Sharing, Tiny, Update | 17 Comments

Jane Goes Camping, Tiny is Not Annoying, And We Worry

Posted on June 12, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

I’ve spared you my charming company this week. I’ve returned from 36 hours of camping. It’s not fun: there are enforced marches in all-weather extremes, (mine started at 80 degrees). 7 hours later, the sky is lake-black, it’s 40 degrees … Continue reading →

Posted in Barn Culture, Getting Serious, Horse | Tagged Barn Culture, Camping, Colic, Daisy, Horses, Tiny, Update | 8 Comments

Fat Jeans, Elderly Personal Trainers, and Why Tiny Likes You

Posted on May 19, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

A week after breaking my rib, I was struggling to get into my fat jeans. Apparently broken bone = Eat Anything Remotely Edible. Preferably sugared fat in heavy carbohydrate form. Even with minimal exposure to SFinHCF, I managed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Barn Culture, Horse, Humor, Photos, Riding | Tagged Barn Culture, Cake, Dictionary, Dressage, Horses, Humor, Injury, Photo, Photos, Tiny, Training | 1 Comment

The Rider Rehab Calculator

Posted on May 5, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

Horse people. Regular injury timelines don’t apply. Here’s my personal handy-dandy Rider Layup Conversion equation: Doctors recovery recommendation: 6 weeks minimum for ribs to heal, expect 8, and know it takes a full year for bone density to return to … Continue reading →

Posted in Barn Culture, Dressage, Horse, Humor, Riding | Tagged Barn Culture, Creative Dismount, Dressage, Horses, Hudson, Humor, Injury, Photo, Tiny | 8 Comments

Coping With Rider Layup

Posted on April 13, 2010 by theliteraryhorse

Mine isn’t going well. When you’re banned from riding, and can’t exercise, how do you cope? (Read: not stuff yourself with pastry.) I’ve cleaned what I can. It’s all sparkly. I’ve organized drawers. I tackled the geriatric crowd at our … Continue reading →