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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas Everyone!! Hope you have a great day :)

Obsessed Horse Owner

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Definition of an obsessed horse owner: I was next in line at the packed grocery store yesterday, when I looked at my list and realized I forgot carrots. Much to the delight of the lady behind me, I got out of line. The horses were happy though :)

Remi

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My sister Heidi took these pictures of Remi a couple weeks ago, thanks Heidi!

Jealous Mare Syndrome

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Do you have a mare that suffers from Jealous Mare Syndrome (JMS)? I have two. I don't think this is a recognized syndrome, but I could give researchers somewhere some concrete evidence that it exists. Yesterday, I worked Secret first. Remi was seriously agitated and kept shaking the fence, while John stood there and watched. After I finished working Secret, I put her back in the field and got Remi out. When Remi was tacked up and ready to walk out the barn door with me, Secret realized what we were up to and came galloping up the field bucking. Didn't you just have a turn?? Today, I decided to work Remi first. I like to give everyone a chance to be first. Secret threw a fit. She galloped up and down the fence line while I worked Remi. I ignored her and she settled in and watched after a few minutes. John ran with her a couple of times, and then went off to watch the drama unfold. When I put Remi back in the pasture after working her, Secret came running up to the gat

Smile...

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Sometimes you need to stop, take a deep breath, and smile. This picture should do the trick, as "Farrah" and all of her friends have a tendency to make me smile.

New Issue Is Online!

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The December/January issue of Massachusetts Horse magazine is online. I wrote a breed feature about Arabians and did a business profile of Equinature , plus there are a ton of other great articles.