Remember the famous song “Wildfire,” by Michael Martin Murphy, in the mid-70’s? It was about a horse who lived up to his name. A taste of the lyrics and story: “Oh they say she died one winter when there came a killin’ frost, and the […]

When I first met Gabriel in 1997, he was six years old and was at my friend the horse vet’s clinic. He had broken down completely after coming in off a long haul from a show circuit. Standing tied for 24 hours in a moving […]

I love this picture of  “Mine That Bird” because it shows this horse in a quiet, intimate moment. Not on the racetrack or after the big win, with roses gracing his fabulous shoulders. In case you haven’t followed the story, this horse won the Kentucky […]

So, Copper, I know you are aware that our friend April says you look just like Robert Redford. What do you think of that? I like it. I think she’s right. Do you know who “Robert Redford” is? I get the idea. I know who […]

I have a friend. Her name is April. April had a horse whose name was “Mo.”  She had him for 30 years — since she was 11 and he was 6 months old. She lost him just a couple of years ago. She and I […]

I think we all know what a horse trader is. That’s the person who buys horses like this poor fellow here, cheap, usually because they’re in a bad way. They then pump them up cosmetically, often masking weaknesses with drugs, and resell them for a […]

While building up the fire at dawn and cuddling Frida, who, God bless her soul, had slept through the night again, I was listening to an Easter program on National Public Radio. The interviewer was talking to Jewish rabbis, Christian pastors, and others as well […]

Have you ever had the feeling that something just wasn’t right for you? A job, a prospective mate, a certain food perhaps? You couldn’t put your finger on it , but some part of you just knew? Some call that a “gut reaction,” and, in […]

I didn’t dream it would be so soon after my last post, but the weather this afternoon was so sublime, and my back felt pretty darn stable, so today was the first real ride in six months for Bella and me. Hurray! It wasn’t a […]

Ah . . . that phrase is used for so many things in our culture. When you hit a bad bump in life, or experience a major setback, get a divorce, lose a parent, just have a bad day . . . ya gotta get […]