RunAmok Acres

06/03/2024

🐴 & 🐶

05/29/2024

➡️ As much turnout as you can. Seriously. As much as you can. Yes, there are horses who can’t eat grass. And yes, there are horses who hate the bugs and the heat. But seriously, as much turnout as you can. Turnout cures or improves so much: their bodies, their minds, their energy levels, their outlook on life. Invest in good bell boots, fly mask and Bow Horse USA fly sheet, and let them go out. Can they get hurt in turnout? Sure. But they can get hurt in their stalls too. And for me, the risk versus reward is a no brainer. Out they go.

04/29/2024

There are people that inherit wealth and privilege and may never know what it takes to carve something out of nothing.

Some folks get big ranches left in their name, fancy horse breeds, and spreads to “lose money” in for taxes.

But there’s a different kind of inheritance; one that only you have, know and experience through your own life’s journey. It’s you.

Maybe your riches are knowing who you want to be because you’ve seen some very messy times, but you come out better for it.

Maybe you know the wealth that slowing down your life has because you’ve seen it fly by too fast like a runaway horse.

Maybe you know the richness of the story behind the memories of your grandpa’s saddle you still ride with pride.

Maybe you know there isn’t enough money in the world to buy more time with your loved ones.

Maybe your inheritance isn’t all the money in the bank, but it’s you, your experiences, and what you’re doing to leave this world a better place.

Because there’s a difference in just living and living well.

The richness is in the life you bring to your experiences, your children, family and friends.

If I were a betting gal, I’d bet on that rangy bay in the corral that needs more time and work than a fast thoroughbred on the race track. Because that rangy bay will fill up your heart in the long run with the things money can’t buy.

Leave a good inheritance behind, Cowgirl. One full of a life well loved and lived.

Happy Trails-

Heather Countryman ©️

04/26/2024

Ride the horse. Enter the class.

04/22/2024

04/21/2024

Working on walking over, backing off, and turning on the bridge.

04/19/2024

Embracing the calm in the chaos, one nap at a time. 😴 Dreaming bigger with every snooze.

04/14/2024

Charlie, acting as control inspector, making sure the veggie starts are strong and ready to transplant!

04/12/2024

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595 likes, 22 comments. “And they lived happily ever after. 😏🤎”

04/11/2024

Today is ! Celebrate by taking your for a leisurely sniffari followed by unlimited belly rubs and ear rubs.

04/10/2024

Maggie & Charlie always see me off to work every morning! Tracker can be found 98% time snoozing in bed!

03/26/2024

You and your horse…

You and your horse need a daily physical win…Something that gets you moving, that lengthens your stride and builds stamina and fortitude. Hit the long trot, Cowgirl.

You and your horse need a daily mental win… something that makes you think outside of the box, the arena, or the trail. Seek to learn something new together, Cowgirl.

You and your horse need a daily spiritual win… even when they’re tough to find. The good Lord above didn’t give you one another to walk the trail alone. Give thanks for the love and the lessons, Cowgirl.

You owe it to yourself and your horse to see big dreams come true, to celebrate small wins & tough defeats together. Those dreams don’t ride in on magic. They’re hard earned, sweat-filled, laborious moments that may or may not come to fruition, but it’s the damn try that counts. Sit on the fence rail and wish your life away, or get some skin in the game. The choice is yours, but you and your horse deserve the high of the try.

Happy Trails-

Heather Countryman ©️

03/25/2024

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Guilty? 🤣

03/24/2024

Pat them. Pat them pat them pat them. If your horse even thinks about thinking about how to think about the thing you want him to think about, PAT HIM. Praise every right thing, all of the time.

DO NOT ‘make the right thing easy and make the wrong thing hard’.

JUST MAKE THE RIGHT THING EASY, and forget about any botched efforts or wrong answers. Don’t take it personally if the horse doesn’t get it right first time. He doesn’t speak your language. He doesn’t understand your ambitions. He doesn’t understand conflict through the lens of human interpretation. He just knows how to horse, yet he is willing to learn, adapt and change for YOU. Make sure you do the same for HIM.

Horses are the only animal on the planet willing to try for us and to give us everything they have, for absolutely no return for themselves whatsoever.

If you do not foster the horse’s desire to try, you will lose this most precious gift.

03/20/2024

Omne trium perfectum is a trio of Latin words that convey a simple overarching philosophy: “everything that comes in threes is perfect.”

03/20/2024

🐶🪽❤️

03/17/2024

It was a beautiful day today!

02/25/2024

It’s such a hard life!

02/14/2024

Happy Birthday to this handsome devil!!

01/18/2024

I can’t believe this kid is turning 4 this year.

01/01/2024

Here’s to 2024!!

12/27/2023

Max is still hoping for his perfect home! Message RunAmok Acres for more info!

12/20/2023

Always reward the try ❤️

Credit to Jess Wiiliam Dyck for the beautiful image and Martin Black for the words

12/19/2023

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Or a new saddle, or a new horse.. 😏

What’s your guilty pleasure “therapy”?