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.
Behavior, Personality, and Anxiety.
Can you tell the difference between personality, who a horse is, and behavior, what a horse does? With people it...
Living with Animals: That "Crazy" Title
Before moving to the farm, I always had dogs and cats, and usually a bird or two, pushing the legal...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half
Polarities Bold and timid. Turbulent and still. Deliberate and spontaneous. Stoic and emotional. Powerful and frail. Physical and spiritual. Eternal...
Consistency: Doing Math in the Saddle.
Consistency is a great aid but do you know how it actually works? There's an analogy I heard decades ago...
Thank You Cards and a Book Event!
It isn't that I never learned to say thank you. You can bet I did. I just never knew about...
What Is Home?
Yes, it's a book review, but I couldn't help myself.
Weekly Photo Challenge- Symbol
You know the best symbol for a horse, don't you? The one that says all is well; healthy horses are...
Wake-up Call from Mother Nature. For the Millionth Time.
I haven't missed a blog posting in over five and a half years, and I won't now, but this one...
Crowdfunding–The Old-fashioned Kind.
My friend Coy is on vacation with Stable Relation. Here they are at the airport. I admit I came a...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Door
I have pounded on some mighty doors and been locked out of others. I've even kicked a few in. I...
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