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.
Horse Cruelty, Ignored.
Anna Sewell authored Black Beauty in 1877. She wrote the book to educate about animal cruelty and promote a more...
Helmets and Freedom.
A friend of mine volunteered at a nursing home. One of the patients there was always talking about riding and...
Tracking Resolutions
New Year's is the traditional day that we reflect on self improvement- meaning that we begin the New Year by...
Holiday Messages…
"Peace on Earth", -The Wild Texas Wind, aka Windy, Infinity Farm Matriarch. "Good Will to All" -Holliday, Infinity Farm...
A Pony for Christmas
Who hasn’t begged for a pony for Christmas? My generation scrutinized the color plates of horse breeds in the H...
Holiday Half-Halt.
“The threat of Christmas hung in the air…” This is a stressful time of the year. Some of the...
When I Die, Can I Come Back as Your Horse?
I have heard that line a few too many times. I guess it's meant to be funny. I was flattered once when a...
Words from Edgar Rice Burro on Thanks-giving.
“Slow down. No one’s tombstone ever says ‘I wish I would have mucked faster.’” Edgar has lots of opinion when...
Babysitter in the Barn.
I wasn’t born in a barn. It was the small building south of the barn- our house. As the youngest, there were times...
Weathering Colic
There is a front coming in tonight. Clouds are moving low and fast, the wind is howling around corners, as...
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