Weekly Photo Challenge: (Extra)ordinary
(Extra)ordinary: Maybe it's a choice; just a fuller way of embracing the ordinary. If we keep our eyes fresh and...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place
It's no surprise--my Happy Place is always with the herd. Here's the Grandfather Horse. I'm hoping winter will be kind...
Your Horse is NOT Your Therapist.
There's a cartoon of a roadside stand with a horse inside. The sign says, "Therapy." We all smile because we're...
Anthropomorphic Thoughts About Spaying Mares.
He said we don't need to import sport horses; we have great horses right here; we're under-using great mares. More...
Permission to NOT Ride.
Last Tuesday I had an 8 a.m. lesson with a boarder and her sweet gelding. He's had a good summer;...
Listening with Your Seat.
How's your derrière? Is posterior a more delicate word than rump? Our culture has a lot of fanny chatter: too...
Dressage Factions and the Real Reason to Compete.
I'm a traditionalist when it comes to the art of dressage. I love the structure, the fundamentals, the words of...
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle
How to Love Horses Forever.
We were born this way. It should be part of the Apgar test. It would resolve so much if newborns...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was a Good Day.
Living on the prairie isn't romantic. You always know the very worst things are just around the corner; there's always...
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