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.
Jolene Forgets Her Name
Jolene would like you to believe she is very mature for her age. And by that she means listening bores...
Finally, Jolene Speaks.
It's still dark out, and I'm sitting on the edge of my bed trying to pull my pants on. Isn't...
Jolene. Rebel Without a Tail.
Jolene, Mister, and I have returned home. Just in time for Jolene to transform into a charming but unrepentant hellion...
Jolene Goes to Work
We just got back from a clinic in Wyoming, a place where the weather controls the landscape and there are...
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,...
Bitey-Face and the Secret Passageway
We turn into the driveway and the umpire flings his arms wide and yells, "Safe!" It's the feeling I get...
Jolene. Jolene. Jolene. JOLEEENE!
Sometimes, change sneaks up behind you when you least expect it, knocks you down, and drags you off, kicking and...
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...
Reactive Dogs and Affirmative Peer Pressure
Ruby Pearl and Preacher Man Ruby lives with my friend, Lara. We both have...
Intuition, Trust, and Horse Training
I'm thinking about trusting intuition. Or even recognizing intuition. Or comprehending trust, for that matter. Those words are made of...
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