Yes, they’re finally available, the entire series as ebooks!
We’ve added a new section in the Gift Shop for your shopping convenience.
Here they all are on Kindle – other formats as we get them.
Enjoy on your tablet and share with a friend or take them with you on your phone for those long plane rides. You can keep the whole collection on file and still have plenty of room for your own stories (or homework :)
Thanks for reading … and writing!
tim farley
Saw an interesting film lately. It was just released nationally but already has won Sundance and some other awards.
“Buck” is an interesting film for horse and non-horse people. It’s about training and that means YOU as well as troublesome stallions. Buck is the real life person they based the character on in “Horse Whisperer”. At the screening I went to the film maker was there and she had some fascinating stories about making the movie. If you get a chance – really – check it out.
Take your date, your Mom, or the kids, everyone can get something out of this film.
Save me a seat, I’ll go again!
This is where the movie is showing.
This is the brief synopsis;
Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine grueling months a year helping horses with people problems.
BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment.
Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In this film, the animal-human relationship becomes a metaphor for facing the daily challenges of life. A truly American story about an unsung hero, BUCK is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds.
Have a GREAT weekend, it’s summertime, gotta luv that!
See you at the show,
All your friends at Hopeful Farm.
Yes,
It’s really over … a week ago, but we gave ya’ll a little extra time just in case you over slept or something.
There are three winners – and maybe next time you can be one too. If you haven’t looked at the entries stop and smell the flowers.
AnaJoel, Madison and Neela = Congratulations!!
If you’ve already heard this story re-read it again and share it with your friends;
Two Horses
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing….
Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing.
If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.
Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached to the horse’s halter is a small bell.
It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends,
You’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.
When the horse with the bell returns
To the shelter of the barn each evening,
It stops occasionally and looks back,
Making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect
Or because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings others into our lives
To help us when we are in need..
Sometimes we are the blind horse
Being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way….
Good friends are like that… You may not always see them, but you know they are always there..
Good stories are rare and true stories even more so. Here’s a real Christmas one from my friend Paula (even though it’s not Christmas) … hope you like it…
A brother and sister had made their usual hurried, obligatory pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt their elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm was where they had grown up and had been named Lone Pine Farm because of the huge pine, which topped the hill behind the farm. Through the years the tree had become a talisman to the old man and his wife, and a landmark in the countryside. The young siblings had fond memories of their childhood here, but the city hustle and bustle added more excitement to their lives, and called them away to a different life.
The old folks no longer showed their horses, for the years had taken their toll, and getting out to the barn on those frosty mornings was getting harder, but it gave them a reason to get up in the mornings and a reason to live. They sold a few foals each year, and the horses were their reason for joy in the morning and contentment at day’s end.
Angry, as they prepared to leave, the young couple confronted the old folks “Why do you not at least dispose of The Old One.” She is no longer of use to you. It’s been years since you’ve had foals from her. You should cut corners and save so you can have more for yourselves. How can this old worn out horse bring you anything but expense and work? Why do you keep her anyway?”
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