Friday, July 22

            I enjoy the updates from my daughter about her days at the therapeutic horse riding ranch where she is volunteering this summer.  It’s great hearing about the arrival of new horses; the work of the blacksmiths to shoe the horses; the visits of the Veterinarian; washing; feeding; and mucking stalls.  She also recounts which horses get along with who, which horses have particular ailments or are “retired.”  The riders are young children with physical, mental or emotional challenges.  The ranch is called ManeGait in McKinney, Texas.