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.
Donkey Skills for the Recovering Introvert
They say you always remember your first. Back then you were worthless for anything but daydreaming. Tossing in damp sheets...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony
Harmony: Spring training has begun for our elite and highly competitive Infinity Farm Synchronized Napping Team. New coach this year,...
A Better Name for Chronic Lameness
It was the first day that the notion of chronic lameness got personal. My Grandfather Horse was young but he'd...
Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind
State of mind: Here's the last snow photo, it's leap day, and we're calling it lucky. The light is...
What's the True Value of Riding?
There's a meme that travels around Facebook that states, "Most people don't need a $35,000 horse. They need a $1,000...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons
There's nothing fresh about this winter season but that doesn't mean there isn't something hot, opinionated, and not all that...
Energy Without Emotion.
Some of us originally learned to ride by watching Westerns. Cowboys held both reins in one hand and jerked the...
Relaxed & Forward: My Secret Wish
I'll say it again. The hardest part of this writing and publishing process for me is always the description of...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Life Imitates Art
Life Imitates Art: Reclining Nude (Rubenesque) From the first cave paintings to the most contemporary work, artists across the spectrum...
Valentine's Day and a Goat Tail. I Mean Tale.
Is it too soon to say the word? Sure, there's more snow coming. You'd be nuts to pack away the...
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