horses

It’s foaling time. Our family doesn’t have any baby horses, but all around us, pastures have cute little foals popping up. As an avid hobby-photographer, I like to chase down these photo opps. The other day, I went over to take photos in my neighbor’s pasture. Between bugs, the mom […]

A minimalist approach to creating

June 1, 2017 in horses / writing by Jewel Allen

Pink Think: “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” – Alfred AustinI’ve developed a very strange passion lately…for compost. I’m this obsessed – yesterday, at my daughter’s horse […]

Strange Passion

September 27, 2013 in composting / gardening / horses / humor / obsessions by Jewel Allen

Pink Think: “If you want a stable friendship, get a horse.” Wixie in her younger days, with Sabrina In a few weeks, my family and I will be moving to a new home on six acres of horse property, ready to live our cowboy dream. It’s been a long process […]

Farewell to a Friend

April 28, 2013 in horses / motherhood by Jewel Allen

Pink Think: “The first quality that is needed is audacity.” – Winston Churchill Good Omen: A rainbow over our haystack Since we have lived with horses in our backyard for a couple of weeks now, I will audaciously share what I have learned so far. (It’s the kind of quick-on-my-feet […]

Audacious observations

September 11, 2012 in entrepreneurship / horses / humor by Jewel Allen

Pink Think: “The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.” – Sharon Ralls Lemon Our horses eating their dinner in our backyard! It was a crazy start to having horses in our backyard. Amidst […]

Horses in our backyard

September 2, 2012 in horses by Jewel Allen