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About Sea G Rhydr

Sea G Rhydr and her pint sized ponies, Theodore and Franklin - embarking on a grand adventure to cross America.

within sight of Tennessee

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

I’ve taken two days off within sight of the Tennessee border.  That decision was based partly on weather, partly on a wonderfully lush pasture which the ponies are relishing, partly because we’d just ridden 4 long days in a row, … Continue reading →

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Donkeys and Disabilities

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

Last week I stopped at a campground for the night; rode in looking for the campsite with the best grazing opportunities for the ponies.  This turned out to be right behind the restroom.  It wasn’t until I’d unpacked and tethered the … Continue reading →

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Eupora

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

This afternoon a reporter came out from the local TV network to do an interview.  The ponies are waiting out the impending storm in a pasture with a barn to shelter under and I am revelling in the unexpected and … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Pony Photos

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

Yesterday the ponies got up on the wrong side of Bedlam.  They’d spent three nights in a row tethered in fairly close quarters – Jesse had managed to get himself wrapped around a tree two out of those three nights and Finehorn … Continue reading →

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Chasing Spring

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

The Southern Mississippi forests are like something out of a fairy tale.  Thick tangled vines writhe from tree to taller tree, spanish moss hangs like moth-eaten curtains, the kudzu has yet to leaf out and covers whole areas in shrouds of … Continue reading →

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Distance Over Time

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

You can’t fight gravity – except perhaps with laughter.  Likewise, there are laws of physics (the study of the natural world and how it actually works) that on a Journey of this type must be accepted and surrendered to, gracefully or not.  … Continue reading →

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Caring for the Herd

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

My biggest concern about Katie coming to join the Free Range Rodeo was something that I had no control over, couldn’t anticipate and couldn’t discuss with those who would be most directly affected.  It was herd business and thus out … Continue reading →

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morning conversation

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

I was a bomber pilot in WW2 now I’m legally blind I spent 7 years in University now I can’t read or write I’ve been married for 65 years and we’ve never had a fight It’s my 93rd Birthday today … Continue reading →

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Finding the Way – Semper Gumby

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

Tuesday Katie and I stopped at the post office in Whitehall so I could mail off a small package.  The woman behind the counter said “you’re not from around here, are you?”  “Nope, I’m riding horseback across the country.” Her face … Continue reading →

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bridging the gap

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Sea G Rhydr

It’s been two weeks since my last blog post – oops!  Today I was several paragraphs into a post before I realized that I needed to catch you all up on some recent events in order for what I was … Continue reading →

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