by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
FUN EXERCISE TO “UNSTUCK” YOUR HORSE Howdy friends! Many times as horses are trained and conditioned for show, and other disciplines, through repetition of the same demands and movements, they become tight, or what I call, “stuck.” Let’s look at a...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch
The Goldfinch & DistelFink. The Goldfinch & DistelFink. I’ve long wanted to write about the spirited and lovely goldfinch. That sweet little yellow bird found in open fields and bird feeders all across our land. The poet T.S. Eliot wrote what pleasure it is...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith
Howdy Friends! What does it mean “To Honor God?” To honor God is after all “the chief end of man.” But what does that mean? . But what does that mean? Fall on our knees and praise Him, Sing Psalms of Praise? Yes of course. But that’s the easy part. We can do that...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Horse Care, It's for the Horses
Howdy Friends! What we say to our horses. Matters. Words have meanings. We all understand that. But do we sometimes ignore the unintended consequences? . I believe politeness matters. I believe our horses recognize politeness. Also indifference, selfishness. And...
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith, Grandpop
Howdy Friends! Dinner had been over a while. Most everyone had left for the long drive back home. We decided to spend the night. Maybe the weekend. Grandpop moved to the porch, to watch the sunset. The young lad, glued as he was to the old man, followed with him....
by Dutch Henry | Coffee Clutch, Faith
Howdy Friends! “Theology of Suffering” Suffering is all around us—in our world, in our country, in our homes, and in our hearts. Romans 5:3 says we “rejoice in our sufferings”; James calls us to “count it all joy” (James 1:2); and Jesus told us to “take heart” (John...
