A Dog Named Saturday
Coffee Clutch got its name from the blog posts I wrote for years from the barn sitting enjoying my morning coffee with my mare, dogs, kitties and chickens. Folks really enjoyed them. Coffee Clutch is more than a newsletter. It’s a visit, it’s information, it’s fun, it’s musings, barn talk, writing talk, bird talk, horse talk and faith thoughts. And of course, it’s all the news about A DOG NAMED SATURDAY, old new and coming soon.
I’ll share some of my works in progress, upcoming publications, and more. Folks enjoy “The Old Man on the Porch, and Grandpop too, so they’ll be dropping in.
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WHEN I LOOK AT A HORSE
WHEN I LOOK AT A HORSE Howdy Friends! When I look at a horse I see the horse it can be, wants to be. Somehow I look right beyond the stiffness, lacking posture or inverted body carriage. . Like a sculptor who looks at a chunk of granite and chips away all the tiny...
HOW DO RIDERS BREAK DOWN THEIR HORSE’S POSTURE
HOW DO RIDERS BREAK DOWN THEIR HORSE’S POSTURE Howdy Friends. How do riders break down their horse’s posture? . Well actually in many ways, but the biggest culprit is bracing, conscious or unconscious. When a rider squeezes its knees, braces, against the side of the...
OVERCONFIDENCE – DEVOTIONAL
OVERCONFIDENCE – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! Grandpop sat under the barn eve, out of the sun. He wore a look of expectant fun. “Ya did all the groundwork that sassy mare could benefit from, have ya?” Grandpop chuckled knowing the response he’d get from the boy. . “I’m...
AT LEAST I’M NOT LIKE HIM – DEVOTIONAL
AT LEAST I’M NOT LIKE HIM – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! “You just don’t get it, Grandpop!” The boy shouted. “He’s just so weird about stuff.” . Grandpop motioned for the boy to lay down the manure fork and take a break. “Weird huh? Haven’t heard that one in a while.” He...
PUFFED UP PRIDE – DEVOTIONAL
PUFFED UP PRIDE – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! “Well doggone if that ain’t the shiniest that ol’ saddle has looked in some time!” Grandpop beamed as he walked through the big barn door. He’d left the boy alone with the saddle soap and saddle when he’d made a necessary...
TEMPTATIONS – DEVOTIONAL
TEMPTATIONS – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! The boy and Grandpop had been at it for some time. Painting old, dry barn siding had never been high on the list of hobbies for Grandpop. Especially not when it’s hot enough to, “Make the paint boil,” as Grandpop said a little...
BAREFOOT HOOF TRIMMING 101
BAREFOOT HOOF TRIMMING 101 Howdy Friends! I don't believe in pareing the sole, at all. I don't believe in trimming the frog, both these things will take care of themselves if you have your horse on proper footing, that is areas of rock, not just grass, mud and packed...
DISAGREEMENTS – DEVOTIONAL
DISAGREEMENTS – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! “Ya know it’s not that terrible. But darn, I wish just some of the time my boss would come around to see why I’m right and he’s wrong.” I heard myself tell Grandpop. I wasn’t sure he got the message so I added, “I do know what...
HOW CAN THE BLIND SEE – DEVOTIONAL
HOW CAN THE BLIND SEE – DEVOTIONAL Howdy Friends! It began as so many other days, with a brilliant sunrise. “Haven’t seen such a painted morning in some time.” Grandpop told the boy. “Let’s sit a spell and take it all in.” Grandpop said. . The boy and the old man sat...
WHEN WE LOOK AT A HORSE’S HOOF
. WHEN WE LOOK AT A HORSE'S HOOF Howdy Friends! When we look at a horse’s hoof, we should see one of the most important parts of the anatomy of the horse. The part that moves on the earth, connects the horse to life and limb, flexes, grips, sees, feels, communicates...
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