Category Archives: writing

Top Teaching Tip For Dog Lovers

Posted on June 6, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Top Teaching Tip For Dog Lovers.

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Stalled

Posted on May 27, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Okay, it’s time to admit I’ve been stalled in my writing. I wouldn’t call it a writer’s block, because I can manage to write for the Redwood Writers newsletter, news articles, on other people’s blogs, FaceBook, Twitter, etc. It’s my … Continue reading →

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John Smith’s Grand National – Horses’ names in poetry before the chase

Posted on April 9, 2011 by robinofrockridge

John Smith’s Grand National, April 9, 2011 I challenged my good friend Arletta Dawdy to take the names of the horses entered in John Smith’s Grand National Steeplechase Blog and put them in a poem. First she laid horses names out like … Continue reading →

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The Hayride

Posted on March 11, 2011 by robinofrockridge

The Hayride © Sandy Baker 2010 Bobby begged me to go on a hayride Though I swore we had no relationship. Romance is what he was hoping for But that’s the last thing I wanted from him.   Hay piled … Continue reading →

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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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A Western Gentleman

Posted on January 28, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a Guest Blog from my friend Phillis Ballew. She wrote A Western Gentleman when she lived in Arizona. It was originally published in the Prescott Courier in 1989. Thank you to Phillis and the Prescott Courier for permission to … Continue reading →

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Lewis Buzbee workshop/writing for kids & more

Posted on January 22, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a message from Jeanne Miller for anyone interested in writing for kids, or those who want to know more about writing fiction. (WE NEED MORE HORSE STORIES FOR KIDS! –Robin) Dear Redwood Community, I’d like to encourage you to sign … Continue reading →

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