Sunday, December 5, 2021
Amish Christmas Collection
Sunday, November 28, 2021
The Continuing Saga of Karla and Mushka
Hello Friends-
If you follow this blog, you are probably wondering how Karla and Mushka are getting along.
We had the normal issues horses have with deciding dominance. It should not be understood the same way as humans working out a relationship. Horses have their own way. It involves a pecking order that must be established.
I let this play out before I even tried hitching them up. Many a "Cowboy" or Amish person would have hitched them the first day. I'm not that brave.
My personal strategy is to do like the horses and work out my place as a kind leader. If you work with horses they should see you as someone they can trust and turn to for leadership.
Mushka pushed her head through the collar when I held it in front of her, revealing she was not afraid of it and in fact, extremely comfortable with a collar.
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Mushka
You can see ears pinned back. Horses communicate with body language. Karla is making sure this new horse knows that she owns the barn. They are warming up to each other slowly.
We decided to give her the name Mushka. (Pronounced with a moo) We have a family friend from Bosnia with that name and we always thought it sounded beautiful. Our friend spells her name Musca but I felt people would likely mispronounce it. My little granddaughter approves of Mushka. She has enjoyed petting her many times already.
Friday, August 20, 2021
Samson and Amish Delilah
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Church- 1921 or 2021?
Sunday, May 30, 2021
A Tribute to Karma
Once in a lifetime, a special friend comes along that you'll never forget. Karma touched my life that way. Our Karma happened to weigh in close to one ton. (2000 lbs) She could pull a plow like a tank and share a tender moment with a child. Some horses are sassy and some are skittish. Karma was a rock. She wasn't a needy horse, not begging for attention, yet she seemed to understand that humans enjoyed being in her presence. Almost as if she understood that her immense size combined with her soft muzzle and gentle disposition brought something special into the life of us much smaller humans. As though she knew people long to connect with large beasts, yet fear what damage they could do to us. She was there as an open door for that kind of interaction.
I've posted hundreds of pictures of Karma online. She has been the heart of my Amish Horses Facebook page: Amish Horses on Facebook and of this blog: Amish Horses. The Amish Horses Blog has been viewed by individuals in almost every country of the world and has over 250,000 views.
Karma and Karla (her sister) are the inspiration behind the horses in my novels. I've had the pleasure of having many horses over the years, but Karma wins the blue ribbon for personality, good looks, and being the best in harness.
My grandchildren developed a wonderful bond with Karma and her sister Karla. They love sitting on and giving big hugs to both horses.
Karma and Karla gave many wagon rides to family and friends. The horses even enjoyed a few picnics with our family. Karma showed great patience with all children visitors and she had many. She even seemed to take special care to keep them safely on board.