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The Politics of Horses, Dogs, and Humans

This week I went to dinner at a sports bar. I’m not the type, but there are no fine dining...
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How callous have we become?

I have kept this blog free of politics because I want a place we can come together, beyond social media...
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The Year-End Tally. Call It Aging Cantankerously

It's the limbo week between Christmas and the New Year. The sunset of the year, if there is such a...
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The Glare On My Glasses

I have a confession. I am a gray mare who loves technology, pressing my nose to monitors and screens for...
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Cowboys and Liberals

When people talk about the romance of farming, I think they've watched too much TV and read too little Steinbeck....
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Do Companion Animals Get Compassion Fatigue?

Lately, I've been worried about fluffy little lap dogs whose coat has gone oily and flat from excessive petting. Concerned...
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A Panic Room Or A Personal Haven?

How can being older feel like an unfamiliar experience? Awake every step of the way, but we seem lost and...
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Finding Sanity While Worrying for the Future

Wrung out and pooped from consecutive days of snow and 40 mph winds, interspersed with monster gusts that felt like...
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Intuition, Trust, and Horse Training

I'm thinking about trusting intuition. Or even recognizing intuition. Or comprehending trust, for that matter. Those words are made of...
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False Spring and the Dying Gasp of Winter

Have you been hibernating? It's a smart choice, but time to wake up. The geese are back. I've been courting...
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