Three days ago, we battened down for severe storms, which resulted in tornados that devastated some areas of southern Indiana and eastern Kentucky. Here in the Bluegrass, we were spared the worst of it, for which we are grateful. We had some brief, fierce squalls, including a hailstorm that dropped the largest hailstones I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t resist asking,
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If you live in the United States east of the Rockies, and your horse show signs of dizziness, ataxia, or confusion, you should alert your veterinarian to the possibility of EPM: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Though I’ve owned or looked after horses for over 30 years, I had never heard of this disease until earlier this week, when a report came from western Kentucky that a horse there
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I’ve been so busy this autumn that the time has raced away from me. Only nineteen days until winter. Today in the Bluegrass, it was sunny and 60°F; a perfect day to ride, except for squishy footing in places, from past days of hard rain. I went out at midday with my favorite old saddle. I rode for nearly four
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