Want to play another game of What Is It? I thought you’d like to see some of the sights at Fox Eye Ranch where I served brunch to some very hungry horse back ridin’ ladies.
This was mighty purty. What is it?
Honestly, I don’t know what this is or what it means. I think there might be a dead cow body under them thar rocks. The plastic steer head? Does that make it more spiritual? I don’t know. What is it?
I love the dust on this and look at all those wonderful organic shapes. When I was in design school I always went with the organic shapes over the hard rigid forms. I took a class called Packaging Design which was a required course for any Industrial, Interior and Graphic design major. My professor in that class, Lois Greene, whom I admired and aspired to be like, told me she knew by the look of my first project that I was an Industrial Design major and then she told me how much she appreciated my organic forms. I promised myself never to love anything but organic forms from that day forward.
Who knows what this lovely organic thing is?
Dear God, what is it?
Is it a dot to dot picture puzzle? What the heck is it?
Okay, it’s pretty obvious what this is. Can you smell the leather? Look at how orderly everything is. Go ahead tell everybody what it is.
Here’s some of the ladies at the clinic. Do you see what might be missing? Yeah, a saddle. What are they learning? I just know I heard a lot of , “Relax, take a deep breath. Guide and become one with your horse.” I do know this, by the time I left the clinic I was very relaxed and felt one with something. Can anybody out there tell us what these ladies were learning?
This is the where I served lunch and that is Stuart going into his stall. I fell in love with Stuart after he rested his big head on my shoulder. And then I fell even more in love with him after watching my daughter feed him peppermints. What is this strange attraction to horses called? What is it about a sweet horse that makes me want to love them forever? What is it? Stuart, I’ll never forget you. I LOVE YOU!!! Run away from Fox Eye Ranch and come live with me!!!
That very cute girl with the snazzy boots is Taylor. I fell in love with her too. She was so darn cute. She told me all about her horse and how she cares for him. Her horse had a hard begining. The previous owner had ruined his hoofs. Taylor rescued him and has cared for him, being careful not to push him too hard. On this day her horse just happened to have a pretty nasty case of hives because he’s very curious and can’t stay out of things that he’s allergic to, so Taylor put him in his stall and was keeping a close eye on him. There was something about Taylor that I don’t see in many 13 year old girls. Something more mature, more calm, more patient. Does caring for a horse bring out these wonderful qualities in a girl or was it just Taylor? What is it about horses that makes people even more wonderful?
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That horse hoof diorama thingy-ma-booper is creepy!
It looks like you had a good time exploring and serving the horse people food. That thirteen year old sounds like a real wonderful person!
Kansas Sunflower stained glass. Purdy.
The hoof thingy does creep me out as well as the skull covered mount of rocks.
Your picture of the saddle is great.
Window
memorial of some kind
saddle and riding crop
Faux Horse leg model used by vets would be my guess
Tack room
Lets see, riding bareback allows you to learn the true movement of a horse, makes you a better rider.
Yes, caring for horses, brings out wonderful qualities, but it takes a good handler to start with… so she is probably a pretty sweet gal too.
Ok, licking my screen did not do your brunch justice….were there leftovers?
Looks like a fun afternoon. I’m sure they appreciated your lunch. Pic.1: Glass window to door or barn.
Pic.2: Grave of a beloved horse.
Pic.3: Saddle with saddle strings.
Pic.4/5: Preserved Horse Hoof/Anatomy of the inside of the horse hoof and leg. Used to teach skeletal structure.
Pic.6: Tack room.
Pic.7: Riding bareback teaches rider to stay balanced with the horse.The ladies are learning the art of equitation or rather, good horsemanship.
The connection between a girl and horse is called being in control of a 1200 pound animal and that animal being respectful of your little self. Such a great empowering feeling.
So will you be adding an equine addiction, I mean addition to your little funny farm?
I take it they liked your food? Were there leftovers? Are you now a full-time caterer?
Seriously, you and horses belong together. Forget Damn Ramsey or what ever his name is and go get a horse.
Taylor is a doll. And I love her boots. If hubby and I hadn’t just agreed to start the Damn Ramsey thing, I’d have to start an internet search and find me a pair of em’. Your bruch looks yummy! I think a few catering jobs would help out with the damn ramsey thing. I’d hire you, but might be a prob keeping the food warm all the way to St Louis.
I like your blog. Have I mentioned this?
1. art glass/lead glass window
2. a memorial?
3. a saddle
4/5. a horse leg anatomy model
6. tack room
7. riding bareback
Looks like a great time! Love your blog!!
Was it a Centered Riding Clinic? Have the hoof model…also the book behind it. Wish I didn’t need to have it. Founder is a terrible thing. And you know what? After you are living like no one else, you CAN live like no one else…and that includes horses. We have 3 of them…. Love the blog.
There’s nothing better than the smell of a horse and tack…unless you add good food. I’m hungry.
Run away from the horses!!!!!!! They are the most liberating and indebting thing you will ever do!! How is that for a conundrum! They are glorious enslavers. They are the worst drug with the best side effects!!
I have three….
1) an old wooden wagon wheel with stained glass inserts
2) a flagpole for Capture the Flag
3) a saddle
4) a taxidermied hoof and ankle used for teaching purposes – Are they into natural hoof care? My father-in-law would love to talk to them (or anyone) for hours on this subject.
5) tack room
6) bareback riding and horse whispering class
7) equinophilia – Although that may be something *slightly* different. I’m not sure. Let’s not think about it.
And to think you were only a 5 minute drive away from me serving lunch to the horse ladies! Fox Eye is just up the road! That dot to dot cut away of the horse hoof is interesting I must say …… I guess if your really into horsed you’d better know your horse inside out…now wouldn’t that be an interesting conversation piece on ones wall in the house
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1) Sunburst Pattern in Leaded Stained Glass Window
2) A place to ride around and learn to rope
3) A dusty saddle
4) An Anatomy Hoof divided into Sagittal sections
5) The Tack Room
6) Learning How to Bond with the Horse
7) Love of Horses means You are being called to Freedom, Wild Rides in Wide Open Spaces, and Spirtual Connected-ness! Good Luck trying to ignore that!!!! LOL
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is the greatest barn ive ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!! BECAUSE fox eye ranch has loving caring people to take care for ur horse!!!!! at “COAL CREEK FARM” my aunt horse was STARVED not taken care of they had a camp to the kids could do the work for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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