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Farewell to Roxy the Neighborhood Goat

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Pat Miran

It was just before 9:00, Monday morning, when I pulled my SUV into the parking space beside Donna Horton’s car. A morning fog hung over the mountainside as Socks and Shadow waited in their stalls. Donna stood in Socks’ stall … Continue reading →

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How to Convert a Standard Breast Collar into a Pulling Collar

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Pat Miran

Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of a pulling collar. While searching YouTube videos, I stumbled upon the ‘Functional Horse Man’ explaining how a pulling collar worked. Wow, that made total sense! I have a standard breast … Continue reading →

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The Cooley Blacksmith Shop – Corning, NY

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Pat Miran

The morning temperature was pleasantly warm on August 31st, but by noon the thermometer reached into the 80’s and beyond. I pulled off Highway 86 at the Corning exit around 10:00 in the morning, drove down Denison Parkway, turned at … Continue reading →

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Tioga Point Museum in Athens, PA

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Pat Miran

Founded in 1895, the Tioga Point Museum began as a small collection housed at the old Athens Academy. People within the local community donated items to the museum located in the school. In 1897 the Spalding family contracted the architects, … Continue reading →

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Horseheads, NY

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Pat Miran

Like everyone else in the Valley, I take Interstate Highway 86 to the Arnot Mall in Horseheads. Historical markers are planted at intervals on the old highway, 17C, which parallels 86. The plaques tell of the American Revolutionary War, Sullivan’s … Continue reading →

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Barn Cats at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Pat Miran

Cars and trucks travel too fast past the barn. A few weeks ago, Chloe, a feral black and white cat, was hit by a car and left in the ditch alongside the road.

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Rosa Bonheur’s Horse Fair at the Metropolitan Museum

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Pat Miran

Rain splashed against yellow taxi cabs speeding to make the light on 5th Avenue. The umbrella’s we purchased at CVS on Queen’s Boulevard a few hours previously threatened collapse against a strong wind which roared down the city street. Central … Continue reading →

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Amish Auction and LeRaysville Cheese Factory

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Pat Miran

On August 11, I found myself in LeRaysville Cheese Factory located far out in the countryside where many Amish farms were situated. She turned the car towards the Athens Bridge, crossed the Susquehanna and followed Cotton Hollow Road which twisted … Continue reading →

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Horse Flies and Other Pests

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Pat Miran

Oppressive heat and biting flies require that the horses stay in the barn at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven during the hot summer months. Horse flies pose a constant irritation and potential health problems. Outside in the pasture the flies are merciless, … Continue reading →

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Skaneateles Polo

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Pat Miran

I became interested in polo when Michele Wells, the leader of my writing group, told me that when she was growing up in John Walsh stood talking to his team, the Shamrocks, and cordially introduced me to the players and … Continue reading →

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