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Author Archives: Sea G Rhydr
Rainy Day Pony Photos
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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Tagged bedlam, Canton, farrier, Finehorn, Mayor of Flora, Mr. James, Parkway, rain day, road kill, spooky ponies
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Chasing Spring
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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Tagged creepy forests, crossroads, Easter, Edwards, hail, happy ponies, Mississippi, rate of spring, rocky spring, tomato gravy and biscuits
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Distance Over Time
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
Caring for the Herd
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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Tagged antebellum, camel, Equerry vitamins, keiger mustang, lemur, Natchez, pilgrimage, Renegade hoof Boots, sheriff's department, sponsorship, zedonk
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morning conversation
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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Tagged aging, blessings, frustration, going blind, gratitude, life Journey, WW2 bomber pilot
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Finding the Way – Semper Gumby
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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Tagged EHV-1, happy ponies, herd dynamics, hospitality, Louisiana, places to stay, route finding, T-town, Walter the mule, weather, what makes a good camp
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bridging the gap
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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Tagged alligators, Catahoula Wildlife, Colfax, Fishville, Katie Cooper, mule, Nebo, Rough Riders, Wild Horse Ministries
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Louisiana
I am writing to you from a jail cell in Derry, Louisiana. It’s warm and dry and yet another first. The ponies are unconcerned since they are grazing a 40 acre pasture nearby and the promised storm has not … Continue reading
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Tagged alligators, bridges, Derry, graze, jail cell, Louisiana, Natchitoches, storms, swamps, water
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The Only Constant is Change
I am writing today from Louisiana with much to tell and an incredibly glitchy internet connection. I just spent the better part of the morning writing a 1500 word blog post only to have it disappear when I tried to … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagles, Boudin, guest rider, Katie Cooper, Louisiana, luna jack, Mesannie Wilkins, mule, Toledo Bend Reservoir, weather
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Newspaper Article from The Dublin Citizen
This article was published Thursday, December 20th, in The Dublin Citizen, Vol. 23, No.16 I’m going to leave this up even though it isn’t readable. Hopefully when Sea gets on she can figure out how to make it larger. Sea … Continue reading
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Tagged Dublin, Free Range Rodeo, herd relationships, ireland, Long Riders Guild, Mesannie Wilkins, Texas, Tom Newman
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