Calming Signals and Equine Stress
My working definition of stress is being alive.
Calming Signals
Calming Signals and Sensitive Noses.
and the absolute hardest to NOT do thing.
Dismounting: How the Ride Ends
Leave him hungry for more.
Jack the Dog: Calming Signals and Anthropomorphism
Finding balance on the Middle Path.
Travel Blog: Whitebait for Lunch
I was watching first-run Star Trek episodes before I ever took a commercial airline flight. I only mention this because there seems to be a gray area for me between transporters and planes. Especially if you agree with horses that clocks don’t really have any connection with time. So, here I am in New Zealand … Read more
Part One: My Horse Betrayed Me.
The price of our words.
Calming Signals and the Aggressive Horse.
Repeat after me: I’m only human. I’ll try to do better.
Calming Signals: The Dance of the Halter
How a horse greets us is his honest expression.
How the Barn Became a Church
It’s less about defending spiritual beliefs and more about finding a safe haven.
Buying the Right to Make a Correction.
She’s Tomboy. I don’t write about her often enough; she’s a little more serious than my corgi men. She’s a Briard, a French herding breed that has a very protective side. Tomboy appointed herself my personal bodyguard when she was a tiny pup and has done a flawless job of guarding and herding me for … Read more