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.
Choice and Power.
There's always an argument to feel like a loser. On any given day, it's easy to make a list of...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall
My muck cart is blue, with perfect balance and foam-filled wheels, and I prefer wooden handles on my muck forks....
Care-giving and the Art of Mucking.
We have a shade tree next to the barn runs that gives the sweetest summer shade, but reeks havoc on...
Words to Live By…
I've been remembering someone who changed my life. He has been gone years now; his name was Micheal, my first...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Orange
Not my favorite color. Sometimes the sunsets are so outlandishly loud, so psychedelically overstated, that it almost changes the flavor...
Riding with Intention.
He knows what you're thinking. Does anyone think they can hide their feelings from their horse?...
Editing is the Perfect Diet.
Disclaimer: I'm no Hemingway. I don't write drunk. I fall asleep after one glass of wine--on the sofa, with five...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward
Any Questions? Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting...
An Equine Cure for a Type-A Personality.
First, consider the horse. He is a majestic, elegant animal with a free spirit--intelligent, playful and spontaneous. He is nothing...
Thinking About the Paths We Take…
Ralph Waldo, this is crazy-making advice. Because breaking a trail might require a machete or snow shoes or a 75...
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