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Heart Horses

  "He's my Heart Horse," she says by way of introduction. A hush falls over the room. Or maybe that's just...
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Photo Challenge & Poem: Place in the World

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Water creeping across the prairie, a wandering path of small ponds in a landlocked state,...
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The Art of De-Escalating

It's an ordinary day. Quiet, no wind. You could be on the trail or in the arena. You might be...
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Photo Challenge & Poem: Unlikely

  She's an economical cat, a tabby with concise ears, a tiny nose, and pointy feet on my sternum, lowering herself to...
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Building the Bubble #5. Just Honor Them

  Some of us value horses for their physical working ability on ranches, we "use 'em hard." Decent care, no...
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Photo Challenge & Poem: Lines

  Such an arc to his stride, soft rhythm as his hooves cut the arena sand. Sit tall, rider, with...
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Building the Bubble #4. Just Train Less

It's an obstacle course, by golly. And there's a pedestal, by golly. We both see it, but one of us...
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Time Travel, Tell Mary Oliver Not to Worry, and the New Book!

"Meh. Is she done yet?" I've held out on you. Stable Relation wasn't really my first...
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Photo Challenge & Poem: Prolific

  Pray his back is broad, strength needed for the precarious load he bears, the seesaw blessing and curse of a...
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Building the Bubble #3. Just Move

Morning. Once she's turned out, she bolts to a soft spot and rolls, and then this. No, her tail isn't...
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