Do plants feel...? Do vegetables feel...? Do they have thoughts? Do they communicate, feel pain, detect danger, experience fear? What about... love? It's far easier to accept that animals have feelings. We know when they're excited, we know when they experience pain, and anybody who has ever had ... READ the POST
Cantering
Cantering is a difficult gait on a horse. Ā The faster you go, the more things there are to remember at one time-keeping your legs in the right position, keeping your back relaxed, keeping your hands low, ugh. Ā This gait has been quite a challenge for me as for most other riders. Ā Just look at what ... READ the POST
Factory farming
In the last few decades, consolidation of food production has concentrated power in the hands of fewer and fewer corporations. Many of today's farms are actually large industrial facilities, not the green pastures and red barns that most Americans imagine. These consolidated operations are able to ... READ the POST
More about our mission
Our mission is to encourage people into farming or to have a healthy respect for their farmers, and to preserve breeds of livestock that are critically endangered. Traditionally, farmers throughout the world have raised thousands of different animal breeds and plant varieties. However, since today's ... READ the POST
The Trail of Tears
I mentioned the Trail of Tears to a young lady today and she had no idea what it was. Ā After a quick poll of my facebook page, it turns out that many people have never heard of the Trail of Tears. Ā This is a situation that has to be rectified so I decided to write a quick blogpost about ... READ the POST
Today's riding lesson: Trust
I rode in an English saddle today, which I'm not used to. Ā It was interesting to see how my anxiety caused me to lose my ability to communicate with myĀ horse. Ā I asked him to go into a canter, but it took many tries before I could properly ask him. Ā I was afraid of not being able to stay in the ... READ the POST
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