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.
Jolene Goes to Work
We just got back from a clinic in Wyoming, a place where the weather controls the landscape and there are...
Trailer Training Jolene
We are camping in the yard lately. Did you do it when you were a kid? I'm hooked. Evenings are...
Bitey-Face and the Secret Passageway
We turn into the driveway and the umpire flings his arms wide and yells, "Safe!" It's the feeling I get...
Jolene. Jolene. Jolene. JOLEEENE!
Sometimes, change sneaks up behind you when you least expect it, knocks you down, and drags you off, kicking and...
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...
Reactive Dogs and Affirmative Peer Pressure
Ruby Pearl and Preacher Man Ruby lives with my friend, Lara. We both have...
Calming Signals: In Honor of a Truck Dog
It's Corgi tufting season. I gather enough hair in my mouth to build a bird's nest hourly. It's effortless, but...
Halloween: Twenty-Five Years on This Farm
It's a special day here on Infinity Farm. I signed loan papers on this property on the last day of...
Can You Afford a Pet?
I never thought I'd say this. Me, of all people. But do you ever think we might need some balance...
Wild or Tame: Trust Actions Above Words
This is my neighborhood. That's Pikes Peak peering over the horizon, exactly where it was when I bought the farm....
Subscribe to Blog via Email
Enter your name and email to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.