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.

By Anna Blake | October 31, 2018

Humans spend so much time trying to "make" horses do things. I'm a little more fascinated these days with what...

By Anna Blake | July 11, 2018

Say hello to Bruce. He is the spokesmodel for The 2018 Long Ears Tour, an unexpected title bestowed on my...

By Anna Blake | June 27, 2018

Distant Balmoral Edinburgh, Scotland. The first moments in a new country are never the best....

By Anna Blake | March 15, 2018

Here is another weird thing about my job. I never have any idea where I might end up. First, I...

By Anna Blake | March 12, 2018

Australia Verson: It's all about me. Me at the Melbourne airport. Me waiting for my flat white, teenager in line...

By Anna Blake | February 26, 2018

Confession: I have zero credibility as a food blogger. Each and every meal we had was spectacular. Nothing less. Even...

By Anna Blake | February 21, 2018

I get in cars with strangers. That's me by the airport curb with a suitcase. If things are going well,...

By Anna Blake | February 6, 2018

This is the view out the front of my deck: pastures to the ocean. I'm having a rest day, staying...

By Anna Blake | February 2, 2018

I was watching first-run Star Trek episodes before I ever took a commercial airline flight. I only mention this because...

By Anna Blake | November 30, 2017

My mother told me not to, but I do. I get in cars with strangers. More often than you'd think....

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