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Horse Rescue: The Psychological Aspect of Physical Abuse.

I boarded the first horse I owned as an adult. It gave me something I hadn't had in the past:...
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Pioneer Spirit: A Message from Leafa.

Leafa Numbers was my paternal grandmother. We had a chat this week. She was born in 1888 in a sod...
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A Call to Arms. (or how to get on the wrong side of a horseperson.)

You've had this happen. Someone finds out you have a horse and they ask, “Do you know my sister’s friend,...
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Ground Play, Cavalia style!

My Clara, at liberty and trotting up fast. This week, I attended Cavalia, the Cirque du...
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A Cowgirl looks (squints) at 60.

88 Years of (combined) excellence. I notice I wear my glasses in the shower more often...
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You be the Judge.

“Too bad about that half pass to the left.” My horse and I were leaving the arena after my test,...
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Breaking up is hard to do. Is it time?

It was lunch break and the clinician came into the lounge to eat. She was an experienced competitor and focused...
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Wrestling with Helmet Safety.

  I almost got in a bar fight a few months back. It was bad: I got frustrated and when...
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Dressage on a Rescue: Doing More with Less

Andante, ex-PMU, casts a giant shadow. I have a confession. I shop-lifted when I was in...
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The Woman Who Cheated with Horses.

I like to hear Horse Husbands whine as much as the next person. Sometimes it’s almost amusing. He complains about...
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