Author Archives: Mischa Rose

So–We Did It! Running with Pink Hair and Batman Part 4…..

Well, we are done, and the sum total of our fundraising for the Brooke has bought in £650 (or nearly £770 with GiftAid!) which has blown me away somewhat since I thought I would probably manage about 200 quid even … Continue reading

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Helping a Horse to Help Other Horses to Help People…..

We are nearly at target with just over a week to go!!! 😀 😀 😀 Many thanks to everyone who has donated, and a quick reminder to those who have promised to, haven’t got round to it yet, and of … Continue reading

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Sore Feet and War Horses–Running for The Brooke Part II

There is now a month to go before I head off to London for a bit of a run round a park to raise funds for the Brooke. Fundraising has been pretty good and we are now at about the … Continue reading

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Running a Half Marathon for The Brooke….with a Pink Hair and a Quarter Horse

Check out our mini-blog page on mine and JJ’s progress training for the 2014 Royal Parks Half Marathon on 12th October 2014! We are fundraising for the Brooke Animal Hospital and you can read about why and how HERE     … Continue reading

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Track Systems–Are They Actually Worth It?

Track systems seem to be a bit of a must-have for a lot of barefooters lately, and it’s been kind of interesting talking to folks about them, and indeed, lurking on various sites and discussion boards and listening to what … Continue reading

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Sex, Drugs, and Sorry Soles: The Easyboot Transition has Landed!

Ok. I lied about the sex (though the stallion lives in hope) but we definitely have drugs (since this is what I do for a living, and of course the Cushings crocks are popping pink dried frog pills every day). … Continue reading

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Putting the Boot In…..Trick or Treat?

People being wrong on the internet. I mean, let’s face it. Mostly they are not creating Third-World poverty, planning genocide, world domination, or dissing The Lord of the Rings, or anything else that ought to be a capital offence (were … Continue reading

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Fighting the Losing Battle….

We are not going to win this one. Living with a horse that can’t eat much if any grass, is allergic to almost all known horsefood, and who has two serious and debilitating metabolic conditions, and is currently nearly 100kg underweight … Continue reading

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