RELAXED AND FORWARD: Since 2010, an archive of weekly horse training essays. My dogs say it's their turn now. Happy to oblige, it's all affirmative. Including words from a gray mare on the fine art of aging cantankerously.

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The Heart Horse, The Best Dog, and Our Jolene

Mister has been studying Edgar Rice Burro, our farm's moral compass, these last years. He recognizes the donkey's buddha-like wisdom...
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Jolene’s Makeover Challenge for Animal Professionals

This week was our last appointment for puppy shots. My vet has a bustling office with three people at the...
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Valligators in the Trenches of Puppyland

When was the last time you tried to get an electrified dog collar, the kind with poison pins facing inward,...
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The Gnawing Bite of Anticipation

It felt like a militant act of self care. Like cutting your hair really short or tossing out jeans for...
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A Radical Act In The Midst of Uncertainty

I’m not the sort who wakes up in a cheesy rom-com. Even when I was young and my body parts...
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Nipping at the Heels of Despair

My horse sister called to ask how I was. It wasn't small talk. We tell each other the truth and...
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The Glare On My Glasses

I have a confession. I am a gray mare who loves technology, pressing my nose to monitors and screens for...
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The Nebulous Path to Partnership

Drawn like magnets, humans want to be near animals so badly. We can't help ourselves, but we are a little...
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Do Companion Animals Get Compassion Fatigue?

Lately, I've been worried about fluffy little lap dogs whose coat has gone oily and flat from excessive petting. Concerned...
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Reactive Dogs and Affirmative Peer Pressure

    Ruby Pearl and Preacher Man Ruby lives with my friend, Lara. We both have...
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