Learning about Horses and Ponies

Yesterday I wrote about how shopping for a birthday present for a friend’s daughter made me realize how many types of horses there are. Growing up, our family had a horse for all of about five minutes. His name was Saberjolt and I was over the moon for him. But, thanks to my allergies, we had to give Saberjolt up. (At least that’s how family legend tells it. More than likely it was because we couldn’t afford him. I don’t remember ever coughing, sneezing or wheezing either during or after any Saberjolt outings.) However, I couldn’t tell you what kind … Continue reading

If the Shoe Fits: Celebrating National Farriers Week

We’re smack dab in the middle of National Farriers Week, which this year runs from July 9 through July 15. I don’t own a horse myself, although when I was about five I had a horse called Saberjolt. (I say he was mine because that’s how my mom and dad referred to him, but really he belonged to our entire family.) I have no idea what kind of horse he was. I just remember he was brown with a diamond-shaped patch of white on his forehead and he was very gentle. We didn’t own him long because apparently he aggravated … Continue reading

The Pets Blog Week in Review for Jan 22-28

Want a quick and easy way of catching up on the past week’s Pets Blogs? Here it is! Starting this week, we’ll recap all of the Pets Blogs posted by the assigned bloggers, Aimee Amodio and myself , during the past week. Also, if we ever have any guest bloggers, their blogs will be included as well. We didn’t have any guest bloggers this week, though, so we’ll just kick things off with a review of what Aimee and I wrote about: Monday, January 22 In Horsing Around with Mystery Author Kit Ehrman I interviewed the author about her interest … Continue reading