The Horse Who Wouldn't Die
The Biography of a Useless Horse
by H. B. Farmer

**Now available as an ebook**

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Horseybook - A New Equine Social Network

An equine entrepreneur has developed a social network exclusively for equines.  "We are very social animals and up until now we have been forced to use human developed sites, such as facebook and twitter," said the developer, an 8 year old quarter horse named Black Jack.   Horseybook allows horses to post photos, share their favorite rolling spots, post what they ate for breakfast, virtually groom each other, play Apartmentville, and much more.

Experts agree that for equine social networks to see real growth, significant advances in hoof-operated interfaces will have to be made.  "In focus groups we have encountered some problems with the way horses interact with the currently available smart phones and tablets," said one researcher.

Monday, February 6, 2012

TV Listing: House Hunters

HGTV

6 p.m. EST

It is not about horses, but for a brief, wonderful moment our brain makes us think that it is.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Area Woman Still Talking About That Time She Met George Morris 20 Years Ago

Loveland, OH   At the monthly barn happy hour, Dorothy Hayman once again told the story about how she met George Morris 20 years ago.  “I was checking out one of the shows on the Florida winter circuit and I was walking to one of the warm up arenas and I literally bumped into George Morris.  He said, ‘Excuse me.’  Then I said, ‘No, excuse ME.’  He was so polite and such a gentleman.”  Then Hayman proceeded discuss Morris’s other virtues, none of which she learned about during their brief encounter.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012