F is for . . . Foal . . . and First Ride!

Posted for a variety of prompts:ABC Wednesday (“’F’ is for . . .”)Camera Critters (photo/s)Hump Day Humor (“cowboys”)Meme Express (“Confucius Says”)One Single Impression (#27 – “resolved”)Read-Write-Poem (“catch some words”)Simply Snickers (“waiting,” “why,” “worry” and “write”)Three Word Wednesday (“desperate,” “lapse” and “traveled”)Totally Optional Prompts (“one way”)Word-Filled Wednesday (“

Sight-Mare

Posted for a variety of prompts:Camera Critters (photo/s)Meme Express (“apologies”)Monday Mural (artwork – see below)Odd Shots Monday (photo/s – “out of proportion”)One Single Impression (#27 – “resolve”)Scenic Sunday (photo/s)Seek the Lord Sunday (favorite Psalms)Simply Snickers (“waiting,” “why,” “worry” and “writing”)Slice of Life Sunday (“first kiss,” “a knot of hate”

Ready to Go

Posted for a variety of prompts: Camera Critters (photo/s)Friday 5 (“essential” “sour,” “absent,” “disagreeable” and “catnap”)Inspire Me Thursday (“opposites”)Matinee Muse (“spirit of the underdog”)Meme Express (“just smile”)Rocking Chair Writers (“Tell us what’s really on your mind)Simply Snickers (“play,” “plunge” and “pretend”)Wordless Wednesday – Friday Edition (photo/s)

Congratulations USA Riders – Team Gold!

American equestrians are jumping for joy, after the USA riders claimed their third Team Jumping Gold Olympic Medal today at Sha Tin Stadium in Hong Kong. In a 45-second third-round Olympic jump-off, the Americans out-jumped the Canadians for first place. Norway earned the bronze medal. McLain Ward (of Mt. Brewster, NY) and Sapphire (a 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare), Laura Kraut (of

Click for Creatures

Posted for a variety of prompts: Camera Critters (photo/s)Friday Flash-55 (55 words)Photo Hunt 2008 (photo/s: “colorful”)Simply Snickers (“play,” “plunge” and “pretend”)Wordless Wednesday (photo/s)Although this post is not exclusively horse-related, it merits inclusion here. Animals lovers, take note. Here's a way to help rescued cats, dogs, horses and other animals - at no cost to

Olympic Dreams

Posted for a variety of prompts:Heads or Tails (“supply”)Hump Day Humor (“blond”)Meme Express (“Olympics”)Simply Snickers (“play,” “plunge” and “pretend”) Olympic Dreams(A Limericked Lament for a Western Event) If I could just play in the great global game,The famous Olympics would ne’er be the same.I’d rope and I’d ride,Race barrels beside,And go for the gold without tremors or

"C" Is for "Cute Colt"

As posted for ABC Wednesday:Cute Colt A tiny horse, just one week old, He ventures out, so brave and bold. With mom nearby, he's surely strong, For she will call him back 'ere long.This little bay is a National Showhorse colt (half Arabian and half Saddlebred). Isn't he precious?Love poetry? Check out Simply Snickers, a brand-new weekly poetry prompt. Try your hand with weekly prompts! Or,

Rusted, Not Busted

Posted for a variety of prompts:Camera Critters (photo)Monday Mural (Black-Eyed Susan photo”)One Single Impression (“folly”)Simply Snickers (“total,” “tradition” and ”triumph”)Slice of Life Sunday (“My Earliest Childhood Memory,” “I Thought I Was Invincible” or “Writer’s Choice”)Sunday Scribblings (“Do I have to?”)Totally Optional Prompts (“lost stuff”)Word Beads (“mop,” “prism,” “rehearse,” “