Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid
The memories are as vivid as black and white, as stark as night and day, and as real as skin...
How Much Longer Do You Think You Can Do This?
"How much longer do you think you can do this?" This week I received a blog request. You see, the...
Weekly Photo Challenge: (Un)Broken
I usually glide through these photo challenges, feeling amused and clever. I struggled with this one. Broken is a word...
The Long Goodbye: Meet Vinnie
It makes perfect sense to tell the story of an off-the-track Thoroughbred in the midst of the Triple Crown frenzy--with...
How a Runaway Happens.
You know that feeling when a wreck is going to happen but you just can't look away? It's a magnetic,...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature.
Gravity--it's a dependable force of nature. Look how well it works. (Gravity Hiccup) Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge...
To Rest in Peace.
They aren't getting any younger. Most of us spend a certain amount of time between riding and mucking, just watching...
Cowboys, Dressage Queens, and Respect.
I got badmouthed by a cowboy recently. He dressed the part way too seriously. It’s okay, in dressage we think...
How to Train Your Horse to Hate Arena Work.
Does your horse go better out of the arena? It seems like some horses just won't go forward and no...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Blur.
A wild thunderstorm rolled through during the afternoon of a sweltering blur of a day. Sweat and rain mixed, leaving...
Horses and Tulips.
At some distant moment in the past, probably after seeing The Miracle of the White Stallions when I was a...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Ephemeral.
Like a northern breeze across the prairie: just an instant of a moment in an hour of her life. Forever...
When to Dismount and Say Thank You.
The post-ride congratulatory noodle. "Asking your horse to hold your weight at the halt, like gossiping...
Tips for the Fat Rider. (What?!)
Derriere, it's French for cute. And proud of it. Are you are just too fat to...
Riding with Intention.
He knows what you're thinking. Does anyone think they can hide their feelings from their horse?...
An Equine Cure for a Type-A Personality.
First, consider the horse. He is a majestic, elegant animal with a free spirit--intelligent, playful and spontaneous. He is nothing...
Left in the Dust: Your Ridiculously Slow Response Time.
Have you noticed that horses are incredibly quicker than we are? I'm going to tell you the good news about...
The Stepford Horses, Dominated to Submission.
Remember the Stepford Wives--a little too submissive, a little too darkly docile? I saw horses just like them last week...
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