2025

I was checking the fence line at my Dad’s. The horses came over to see what I was doing as I was getting closer to their feeding area. Only there was a bit of mud on a slight hill and one horse brushed by me trying to get out of another horse’s way and… well, I’m not hurt. The horses were really surprised that I decided to roll around in the mud though!

My Dad’s donkeys: hey, I know you! But, you’re not the guy who feeds us! Daddy hasn’t left the hospital yet. No other news to share there.

I thought I’d get to do some barn cleaning this week, but… This won’t stay long, but the mud left behind will be too slippery for me to maneuver a wheel barrow.

I went out to clear a section of weeds at my Dad’s (you know… to make room for the new ones that will be coming)… one went down swinging… Bob said to stay away from the scissors! It was tempting to use scissors, for sure! But, I won the battle and kept my hair.

Death claimed another long-time member of our animal family last night. Tiger was 18 years old and had been with us since she was born. It was a peaceful passing while my youngest (her human) held her.

I have created a Facebook profile for Healing Horse Touch. This is separate from the business page, allowing for easier connections to be formed. I plan for my posts there to be more interactive, while the business page is for providing motivation quotes, affirmations, and self-care ideas. So, I invite my horse-minded friends to send me a friend request!

3 days stable blood pressure without extra supplements! Hurray! My 2-3 hours after meal blood sugar has been consistently 115-130 (well within normal) for the past week – as long as I stay less than 50 carbs per meal. I do believe I’ve stabilized, but… Obviously, I am going to have to stay dedicated to this low carb diet for the foreseeable future. Joy. I’m glad that I enjoy protein shakes and vegetables!

Bob knows when I am very upset about some injustice or wrong being done in the world. At those moments, my dark side tries to come through… it is then that I have to take a moment to recenter and choose peace. Sometimes, it is again and again and again… until acceptance that God is ultimately in control and there are others out there called to the battle and I am called to the important work of being in the background training new warriors. But, even we background people have our skills and must be prepared to jump into the heat of the battle when needed.

Finished spring cleaning the barn today! Tally of 27 wheelbarrow loads in the past 3 weeks. I think this is the earliest I’ve gotten to clean out the barn! Next, I need to clean the barn yard again, but that will wait for a week or two while we dive back into snow… Galaxy is home! Funds between banks were transferred in record time (normally 2-3 business days and this one was less than a day) and the seller brought him over before the storm started, which is AWESOME! Flicka is super excited to have a companion again and it only took her about 5 minutes to establish herself as “the boss” with one little nip. In only 20 minutes, the barnyard was explored, a nice relaxed roll was enjoyed, and the eating of hay commenced. I’m so glad the introduction has gone well and they both relaxed right away!

I was rather sad today. I was really missing having my own horse to love on. So, I joined a bunch of horse groups on Facebook; found a bunch a horse adoption centers for Minnesota, South Dakota and even Wisconsin; searched craigslist and horse classified sites; got depressed about the prices I was seeing – all this instead of doing any thing productive, of course. Then… a horse that we could afford showed up in my Facebook feed that was near us. So, we went to see him, but decided to think about it a bit. I talked it over with Bob and he said that he is glad to know that I was already looking. Apparently, it is rather obvious that I’m not quite myself without a horse… Well, I was updating my planner with what I did today and went to type “went to meet a horse”. Instead,