Category Archives: Farm Life

Show Ring Legacy

Posted on 01/22/2023 by ashleekiser

I thought motherhood would find me standing ringside at hunter jumper shows while Ian piloted a pony over eight fences. The dog mushing obsession threw me a complete curve ball, but before we fully immersed ourselves into mushing culture, Ian … Continue reading →

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Mush!

Posted on 11/15/2021 by ashleekiser

Another step closer to Ian’s goal of dog sledding! Continue reading →

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From Badger to Promise

Posted on 02/19/2020 by ashleekiser

Sometimes it’s funny how things work out. I had the absolute best part time job during college: playing with babies at Golden Opportunities Farm, a quarter horse breeding stable 30 minutes from my college campus. My duties included getting baby … Continue reading →

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Balto

Posted on 09/16/2019 by ashleekiser

It all started December 25, 2017 when Grandpoppa said “Let’s go to Alaska.” If we hadn’t gone to Alaska, Ian would have never know what he was missing. But we did go to Alaska, and while there, he discovered that … Continue reading →

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Driving Past Denali to Go Pet Reindeer, Alaska Part VII

Posted on 07/06/2018 by ashleekiser

Alaska Part VII , trip day 5; July 6, 2018After our fabulous day of hiking through the rain in Denali, we woke up for our final morning in Denali and packed up for our drive back to Wasilla. Two full … Continue reading →

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And Out Like a Lamb

Posted on 03/30/2017 by ashleekiser

While March may have roared in with rain and snow, it has yielded to a mild and dry spring as it exits quietly. The middle and end of this month have flown by with some of the most fun that … Continue reading →

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Healing and Recovering

Posted on 03/10/2017 by ashleekiser

As winter considers belching one more cold front before spring officially rolls in next week, the Kisers are healing up and almost ready to resume our normal lives. For the past four months, we’ve been tiptoeing around our usual activities … Continue reading →

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“Badger, You Rotten Pony!”

Posted on 02/23/2017 by ashleekiser

Communication issues about and between Badger and Ian abounded this last Sunday. The first instance occurred around mid-morning. Brinn was one-week post op on his arm, and still not feeling too well, so we made the lazy decision to skip … Continue reading →

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What’s in Your Tack Room

Posted on 01/10/2017 by ashleekiser

We horse people easily perplex the rest of the world. We take the horses, a former source of transportation, and transport them around the country and pay other people to look at them and tell us which ones are the … Continue reading →

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The Horse and His Boy

Posted on 11/03/2016 by ashleekiser

If you happen to remember my posts from two years ago, Ian went through a short phase when he loved to get Reggie out and take short rides around the field on her. Despite Reggie’s stellar performances as a lead-liner, … Continue reading →

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