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.
Upcoming Book Talks and Upcoming Books!
I was that kid; in junior high school, I routinely turned in twelve page book reports when two pages were...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place
It's no surprise--my Happy Place is always with the herd. Here's the Grandfather Horse. I'm hoping winter will be kind...
Your Horse is NOT Your Therapist.
There's a cartoon of a roadside stand with a horse inside. The sign says, "Therapy." We all smile because we're...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Boundaries
Arthur is very pleased to note that I have placed 'goat nests' in the runs. And if that isn't enough,...
Anthropomorphic Thoughts About Spaying Mares.
He said we don't need to import sport horses; we have great horses right here; we're under-using great mares. More...
Little Engines, Indie Bookstores, and Chug, Chug, Chug…
Confession: I've never read The Little Engine That Could. I'm pretty fluent in the classics, too, just not children's classics....
Permission to NOT Ride.
Last Tuesday I had an 8 a.m. lesson with a boarder and her sweet gelding. He's had a good summer;...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid
A fence is a grid of separation. It's used to keep some of us inside and to keep others of...
Listening with Your Seat.
How's your derrière? Is posterior a more delicate word than rump? Our culture has a lot of fanny chatter: too...
Politics, Typing, and the Right Tool for the Job.
My computer is up on blocks. Like an old rusted-out Chevy, it's balanced on top of two eyeglass cases that...
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