Archive for September, 2008

Clouds

September 21, 2008

Clouds are wonderful things. They can be so many shades of white and gray, and pink and blue in the sunset.
I’m always taking pictures of clouds. Here are my favorite.

 
These pictures actully helped in a huge varity of prjects. They are Art and Science (Weather) for me, and helping Patrick with his Weather beltloop for [...]

The Wonders of Miniature Horses

September 21, 2008

 I won a “Best in Action” Award at the IL State Fair, 2008. Here is the original speech, in all it’s glory!
Hi! My name is Margy Hesser. I’m a 4th year 4-H’er from the Herscher Hustler’ 4-H group in Kankakee County, and today I’m going to talk a little bit about Miniature Horses.
There are [...]

How Many Horses does it take to Change a Lightbulb?

September 18, 2008

I found this – thought you’d all like it!
 
SO!
How Many Horses DOES It Take To Change A Light Bulb?
Thoroughbred: Who ME?? Do WHAT? I’m scared of light bulbs! I’m outta here!
Arabian: I changed it an hour ago. C’mon you guys – catch up!
Quarter Horse: Put all the bulbs in a pen and tell me which [...]

Are we Fat yet?

September 15, 2008

Dusty Running
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LOOK MA!! NO RIBS!!!
At least not in this picture. She’ll go day-by-day…sometimes she looks great! Other times…not so much.
The EMPOWER wasn’t working exactly fast enough, so I asked my farrier for a recommendation.
He suggested Calf Manna.
Calf Manna adds protein to Dusty’s diet, helping weight and muscle gain. I feed about 1 1/2 lbs. a [...]

Debunking the Homeschooling Myths

September 15, 2008

“You’re so lucky you’re homeschooled!”
“Why?”
“Oh, you can sleep in all moring, play video games when ever you want, watch TV all day, stay in your PJs all day, spend all day with your horses…”
Or the other half, whispering to my mom -
“Aren’t you worried they won’t be socialzed?”
Or whispering to each other -
“I hear homeschoolers just [...]

Little Piece of Writing

September 15, 2008

Okay. Well, I was bored the oher day, so I wrote a little (okay, big!) answer to a question that seems to be quite popular —
“Have you ever galloped on a horse?”
“Yes…”
“What’s it like?”
Here is my answer – enjoy.

As the horse ran smoothly over the rough round, the girl felt the wind rushing into her [...]

Tall Oaks Farm BABY UPDATE!

September 10, 2008

You all met Sassy, baby number One of 2008.
But we have 3 others that you’ve yet to meet!
First up, baby number 2, Starlight. Everytime I shave her, she changes color, so maybe we’ll call her Oz…

Sassy is on the left (look how big she is!) and Starlight’s on the right. She is about 2 [...]

Piano Sheet Music

September 10, 2008

I adore playing the piano.
It’s a little known fact about me, but I cannot think of a better way to spend a rainy afternoon than sitting at my piano learning a new song. And the feeling of memorization…when you can put all of your hard work together and play theis new song with out even [...]

Horsin’ Around at Tall Oaks Farm

September 10, 2008

Yay! I’m teaching a class, I finally get a chance to share my knowlege of horses with the world!
I will be teaching a total of 4 classes, and will cover a large range of topics, from how to lead a horse, to where the ’stifle’ is, to how to fix a fence!
Every participant will get [...]