Monthly Archives: February 2011

Honoring Midnight – Or the Simple Joy of Riding.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by robinofrockridge

How long has it been since you considered the simple pleasure of riding horseback? Too long? Sometimes we can become so wrapped up in our jobs, in raising a family, in pursing plans to save the world or write the next … Continue reading →

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Encounter with the Moldboard Plow

Posted on February 20, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s another guest blog from my friend Phillis Ballew. She re-tells the story here, much as Palmer Steinert, age 96, told her. ©Phillis Ballew 2005 ENCOUNTER with the MOLDBOARD PLOW                        Back in about 1930 when I was 20 years old, … Continue reading →

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For Valentine’s Day: Good As It Gets

Posted on February 11, 2011 by robinofrockridge

The following poem is by Sandy Baker. She previously published it in the Redwood Empire Trail Riders newsletter, the Roadapple Gazette. This ties in well with Valentine’s Day and hints at spring not far away. We all know that cold-backed horse … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Image

Posted on February 5, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a Guest Blog from my long time friend, author Diane Maccani. Diane lives in the U.P. of Michigan and writes the What The Cowgirls Do series of  novels. It’s The Image by Diane Maccani              My daughter was twenty-one … Continue reading →

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