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.
A Legacy of Spirit
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West ...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sun
Our world revolves around the Sun. It provides warmth and creates a sense of time, giving a routine to life....
A Retirement Resistant Spirit.
An article of mine was published in a national dressage magazine in 2006. Spirit had been retired two years and...
Braids and Breeches: The Perfect Ride.
There were lots of great rides in Spirit's 25 years, but this was the most perfect ride... Spirit was something...
Spotless- My introduction to Dressage.
Please excuse the photo quality- it's from the 80's. I have no excuse at all for...
“I Have Such Hope for This Species.”
Some riders are convinced that their horse has a devious plan for world domination- at their expense. Or that their...
Give Peace a Chance- Start in the Barn.
This is the time of year holiday greetings include Peace on Earth. We need it- there is so much conflict...
Gratitude for the Glorious Gift of Poop.
This is how you can tell there is a tourist in the barn: they keep their eyes on the ground...
My Barn is Haunted.
It starts innocently. Maybe when you were little, your dad watched John Wayne movies like mine did. We fell in...
Dear Drama Queen-
Dear Drama Queen, I understand getting upset. You have so much passion and desire for riding. I know how much...
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