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.
Sign up to join the ride! ~ Gitty up, Dutch.
Suddenly – Don’t Use in Writing or Horsemanship
Howdy Folks, “Suddenly – Don't Use in Writing or Horsemanship” I often think about, and write about, how living and working, or playing and learning with our horses, and writing have so many similarities. The other day I was reading a writer's blog about the overuse...
A Happy Thought From Saturday
Howdy Friends! "The day moved all by itself past morning and into afternoon. Saturday always thought the day could do that so well because that’s what days do. And they do it so well because they are good at being days. Probably because they do it so often. Saturday...
Little Exercise Known As The “One-Step.”
Howdy Friends! A very important and easy thing you can do to help your horse maintain proper posture, soft body carriage and self-awareness as well as self-confidence is a little exercise known as the “One-Step.” You see, because of the things we ask our horses to do,...
What We Say To Our Horses
Howdy Friends! What we say to our horses ... it 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 ... and indifference, selfishness and...
She’ll Never Be Able To Be Ridden
Howdy Friends! My Miss Rosie after 28 moths of rehab. Fixed her founder, and DSLD. Vets told me she'll never be able to be ridden. We are up to 40 minutes every 3 days. No drop in pasterns at all anymore and TOTALLY off her forehand - Powering from behind. Founder and...
Grandpop’s Horse
Howdy Friends! It was a surprise to find him in the barn brushing a horse instead of enjoying the air conditioning in the house. Grandpop nodded a greeting as I settled onto a straw bale, making sure the welcome breeze floating down the wide aisle could find me....
Lazy Morning
Howdy Friends! Heavy hazy air filtered into the barn. Rosie seemed not to notice as she tugged hay, and chomped sleepy eyed. Fluffernutter took no time in leaping onto my lap, settling into a tight ball and firing up her, "purrrr machine." Lady stretched out flat on...
Gnarled Old Stump
Howdy Friends! The gnarled old stump is all that remains of what had surely been a towering majestic oak. Even today in its worn and weathered state, blackened, broken and misshapen by decades of wear born of freezing, baking in the sun, birds and animals chipping...
Spiritual Connection
Howdy Friends! ~ Is there a spiritual connection between human and horse? You bet there is, and thank God for it. Gitty Up ~ Dutch Henry.
Heaves Solutions for Horses
Howdy Friends! Many of our equine companions have breathing issues, some not so bad, some deadly. But friends we must address them all, they can be made better, healed. Friends have read about my mare Kessy’s journey back to health from a severe bout with heaves 6...
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