Roo: Letting a Horse Be a Horse
I was doing what I do when I lay down at night; mentally taking the late night walk-through, tossing hay...
Sleeping With The Wrong Dog
Warning: This is not an upbeat rescue story. It's a sad story with a sad ending. Proceed with caution. Or...
There's No Romance in Rescue
It's my bi-annual report on the animals fostered here at Infinity Farm. I try to balance on a tightrope when I...
Calming Signals and the Aggressive Horse.
Just to be clear, calming signals are not something humans do to calm horses. It's the language horses use to...
Thin Horses, Body Scoring, and Inconvenience.
Start here: There is no rule that says when a horse's age goes up, his weight needs to come down. Age is no excuse...
Email Subject Line: "Do I Want a Horse?"
February 2nd, 10 pm, 12 degrees. There was dense fog all day. We didn't see the sun and the temperature stayed...
Photo Challenge: New Horizon
inconvenience be damned the next improbable howl of resilience is just beyond the word yes so just yes ... Anna...
Negotiating; Not Fighting.
It was last spring when this ancient donkey came to the farm. In the beginning, we thought she might not...
The Passion to Punish
First, last, and always, this is the truth about communication with animals: Punishment is the lowest form of expression. A...
Winterizing the Compassion Fatigue. Again.
Chatting lightly about weather is considered the tiniest of small talk, unless you live outside the urban bubble. We take...
The Fine Art of Cantankery.
I've had a hard time acting my age. That's not it, exactly. It's more like I'm straddling the Grand Canyon...
Judging Dressage
Dressage isn't perfect, but what part is baby and what part is bath water? Watching the Dressage competition at the...
Rescue: Training the Things We Take for Granted
Lethargy. Sweltering with a non-specific stickiness. Flies. More flies. Dilly-dallying. These are the wilting Dog Days of Summer, named for...
Defending Horses with Words and Money
Fair warning: I'm going to ask you to do a favor for horses. It will involve some of your time...
A Lesson about Squeamishness and a Donkey.
Look, it's a selfie of me mucking last week. I like to get an early start in the summer. Over...
Mansplaining in the Barn
Thirty-five years ago, I stood with a group of women protesting a murder sentence given by a judge in Denver....
Weekly Photo & Poem Challenge: Spare
She’s a spare donkey, no longer of use since the cattle were sold, since the rancher moved to town. She’s...
Dogs and the Things We Cannot Change
Are you the kind of person who gets nervous in a new place if there isn't a dog to talk...
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