The Idea of Order: Spring is in the Air…
Or at least the resulting hair is…
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Spring is finally starting to edge its way in for some of my more northern friends.
(Florida has, of course, been dabbling in spring and even faux summer since January. 
)
)Anyhow, with the blessed melting of snow comes the massive hair storm. Always a real treat — particularly for those non-horsey housemates you share a washer and dryer with.
Not that I would ever complain about being covered in hair MORE than I would about anything below 60 degrees out.
Anyhow, those of you foolhardy enough to live where sNOw is a thing aren’t quite out of the woods yet, but it’s on the horizon!
And to my fellow Floridians, you should probably start hanging the mosquitos netting and cleaning off those fans. 
Morgane Schmidt is, among many things, an equestrian who still hasn’t quite decided what she wants to be when she grows up. Author of Life with Horses Is Never Orderly, she knows all about the madness that comes with the equine territory, having owned and competed horses in eventing and dressage for years. A lifelong fan of the classic equestrian cartoons penned by internationally renowned artist Norman Thelwell, she began her own comic series in 2011, sharing deftly funny reflections on life with horses on Horse Nation as well as her personal website. A native Floridian, she spent a decade in Reno, NV, where she was able to confirm her suspicion that snow is utterly worthless (she has since regained her sense and moved back to the Florida swamp). Though she has run the gamut of equestrian disciplines, her favorite is dressage. She has completed her USDF bronze and silver medals and is currently working on her gold. Generally speaking, her life is largely ruled by Woody, a 14.2 hand beastly quarter horse, Willie, a now beastly 15-year-old Dutch gelding, and Milona DG, an 8 year old KWPN chestnut mare (you can make your own inferences there…). Visit her website at www.theideaoforder.com.
Milona DG and I. Photo (c) Q2 Photography.
