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.
How to Stop Feeling the Rub of Judgment.
On a good day, a judgment is simply a carefully considered decision or opinion, but on a bad day, it's...
Starting Back After a Winter's Rest.
It happened last Tuesday afternoon. I was finishing up midday chores and I braced as I came around the side...
Enough with the Bliss-Ninny Platitudes!
Your horse is escalating. His prance is coming apart into a full-blown Flamenco dance with a furious stomp to his...
New Eyes on the Same Ordinary Stuff
I'll tell you about how the first follow happened. She was a young barn-rat of a girl. You know the...
Auld Lang Syne: The Ghost Herd
I've mentioned it before; I still mourn Cochise, that black and white Pinto that Little Joe rode on Bonanza. It's...
How the Barn Became a Church
Were you born in a barn? Not me, but I wish. I lived in the tiny asphalt-shingle house just south...
Looking for a Better Ride?
Let's say you're a middle sort of rider. You aren't a rank beginner; you're comfortable in the saddle but it...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy
She sees more than you do, even when she isn't looking. Science says she has the ability to see...
Anthropomorphism. It's a Not Bad Thing.
This week I saw a comment on a great story about a mustang that credited the horse and rider's success,...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory
Victory: Every day that I get to stand right here. (Passion is the easy part. Living with it is the...
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