No showing today, because the horses needed shoeing, and Fred was coming to give them fancy feet. He was fresh back from Chicago, where he shoes a big barn full of show horses. We feel very lucky that he takes care of our little group of irregulars. As always, there was much laughter and fun […]
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The Prime Time “Pre Charity” Horse Show is officially underway. I had waited around for the workmen to arrive for the erosion project (they postponed again, when I texted to see why they had not arrived). So, midmorning, following Bart’s nap, we went up to the NEC to school. I am extremely rusty, and Bart
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Here we go! Despite being unfit and out of practice, Bart and I are joining Jane and Derry (who are in shape and very ready) to show at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis (20 minutes from home) this week and next. Today, I went up and connected with Kris, who will attempt
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One hundred years ago today, on August 31, 1924 at The Chestnuts in Roos, Yorkshire a baby boy was born to Ruth Hanbury Barry and James Harding Barry. Their third son in four years, he was christened James Brian, but went by Brian, and was called Brue (for the Irish king, Brian Boru). A sister,
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Missouri summer weather hit us like a hammer this week. Rebecca was scheduled to come over on Monday, and I suggested it might be too hot. But she was determined to finish the job we had started a week before, when we cut some fence boards for the north pasture. With our bandanas on hand
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