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Carnival of the Horses
Welcome to this month’s Carnival of the Horses! We had a great turnout,so without further ado:
Kara Hollabaugh presents Number 8117, posted at Argo’s Journey, saying “Argo’s Journey is the unfolding story of a Wild Kiger Mustang who was captured by the BLM at the age of 17, in October 2007, and now in his new home in Pennsylvania, and how he is adjusting to captivity and all things new.”
Darlene (aka “DJ") presents Murphey’s Horse Laws, posted at Blog & Pony Show.
Robin presents Busy Weekend!, posted at Pacific Arabian.
GP presents The 10 Commandments from Horses, posted at Innstyle Montana- Your Home on the Range, saying “A lighter but true side of equine management.”
GP presents Run Horses Run, posted at posted at Innstyle Montana- Your Home on the Range, saying “lessons from watching horses run!”
Nor’dzin Pamo presents ceffylau: horse noises, posted at ceffylau, saying “Thank you for taking the trouble to host this. I hope it is as interesting and successful as the last one.”
Chris presents A Tooth …
Blog Carnival Coming Soon
You still have a few days to get submission in for the Blog Carnival! Monday’s coming quick, though, so don’t wait too long!
If you’re not sure what a Blog Carnival is, check out the last one at Rising Rainbow. The next one will be posted here, on July 1.
Everyone is welcome to submit, whether you’re a regular contributor or new to the carnival. These are a great way to find favorite posts on familiar blogs and be introduced to new blogs. Bloggers, they’re a great way to find new readers!
Horse Bloggers 3.0 Available
I know you thought it would never really happen, but Horse Bloggers 3.0 is now up and running.
This is a major, major upgrade for the site that will hopefully make it easier to use. The design is the same as this site, although Horse Bloggers has some IE6 bugs fixed that probably still exist here.
Enjoy!
Life is better when you’re forward
I’m sure I’ve said this before, but there is nothing like the feeling of riding a truly forward horse.
The horse is straight because he’s thinking about where he’s going, not that inviting patch of grass over there. The stride is longer and more elastic, making it easier to feel what is happening, since the horse is relaxed and not resisting. There’s energy to work with and, most importantly, that energy can be directed into an exercise instead of being directed to fix whatever problems have cropped up with a non-forward horse (crookedness, stiffness and resistance to the aids, etc.)
If you’ve felt it, you already know what I mean. It’s one of those feelings you never forget. Except for me, because it surprises me every. single. time.
You know, some higher life forms have the ability to abstract concepts and apply them to multiple situations without requiring proof. Me, I’m like a kid with a jack-in-the-box. “So… if I make the horse go forward at the trot, is it easier to sit? It is! Oh my god! And what if I go forward at the walk, will our leg yields improve? They do! …
Redesign
Pardon any bugs in the system that you might encounter. I just couldn’t stand the old design any longer, and 95% of things should be working here. That’s close enough for me on a personal site.
You’ll note the new text and gallery databases—these are actually from Horses in the Arts. I never update that site because it’s on a different control panel, so I’m hoping I will develop this more actively now.
If you’re interested, this is the same design that I am working on for Horse Bloggers. It’s not fully implemented over there yet, but I’m hoping to be able to release the new version sometime in the next month. I can tell you some of the new features I have for it: screenshots will be handled automatically by Snap.com, users can now create profiles with personal photos and signatures, and there is a community news feature that anyone can post to. Plus, the front page has a list of recently-updated blogs, so you can see at a glance who is actively posting entries to their blogs.
Believe me, Horse Bloggers 3.0 is a huge, huge step forward for the …