Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp for Non-profits

April 12, 2009

Joell and I founded Square Peg Foundation in 2004, the same year Craigslist Foundation had their first “Boot Camp for Non-profits.” That first Boot Camp was an amazing experience for me, and since then I have only missed one.
As Craigslist Foundation describes it:
Boot Camp is an inspiring and unique community effort that connects people to [...]

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Farewell to Precious Feathers….

March 13, 2009

Twenty nine years ago, Precious Feathers was born on Lew and Jeanee Conner’s ranch.  Part of a long line of prized Quarter Horses revered for their versatility and solid minds.  She was raised in the Sacramento Valley and trained as a performance/working cow horse.  She went on to raise several babies and was known as [...]

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Guest Blogger – Casey Martinez

March 10, 2009

Riding horses is my passion. Horses provide a feeling of freedom and power that is rare in the modern world. I have been riding since I was five years old, and I take pride in my devotion and love for the horses. Every week I drive to Half Moon Bay to volunteer at the [...]

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Join Us – Square Peg Needs Your Help

March 5, 2009

I have a confession to make.  Many of you have seen photos of me teaching the kids vaulting tricks, including standing on a moving horse.  My confession; I’ve taught hundreds of kids to do it, but I haven’t done it.  Ever.  Because I was always too scared as a kid to let go and I [...]

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Guest Blogger – Leigh Jacobsen

January 28, 2009

Leigh lets us know how she feels about Jack, a very special 20 year-old Thoroughbred Gelding at Square Pegs.
I’m not sure of the date, or even how many months ago it was.. but that’s not what’s important. It was a while ago, and it was on a Saturday. I pulled into the parking lot behind [...]

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Guest blogger – Farris Scott

January 23, 2009

Tells us about the love of her life, a 16 year old Thoroughbred gelding named Cometa.
Standing there, still not believing it, I was grooming him for the first time. I still remember the day. It was the first day I meet Cometa. The horse I truly love.
It was a hot summer day, like [...]

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A Day at the Ranch

January 22, 2009

Yesterday the rain finally moved in. It took its time and had us worried, although we did thoroughly enjoy the warm sunshine of last week. But the wet ground smelled so good as Greg hustled around and found blankets for everyone – except Daisy who refused to be caught in the pasture. Also, no blanket [...]

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Perfect, warm sunshine.

January 19, 2009

Another day of perfect and warm sunshine here on the coast. Two weeks ago, our toes froze on a one hour trail ride and this week we ride in shirtsleeves and bathe our hot and sweaty horses afterward. I have spent some panicked moments thinking about drought and global warming and what a mess we [...]

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A Poem for Today

January 17, 2009

This poem was written by our good friend Lisa Ortiz while sitting in an airport in April 2007. She had just met Hank and I’d like to think that he was the inspiration. It’s a poem that touches me very deeply. I hope you will like it.
Horse
The way the heart is wrapped in blankets
and the [...]

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Welcome To Our World

January 13, 2009

I’m going to take you to a very special place. Three miles up a wooded canyon sandwiched between the hills that define the western edge of Silicon Valley and the cold foggy winds of the Pacific Ocean lies a little horse ranch.
Thirteen acres of hilly land sprinkled with horses who needed a second chance. Some [...]

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