Think what the world would be like if people chose peace instead of conflict. There would be no extremist “anti-” groups, no radical causes to demonstrate on behalf of. No war! It’s a lovely vision, and let’s hope we achieve it some day. Meanwhile we […]

Unless you fall into that extremely small percentage of the extremely wealthy in our society, you are very probably feeling the pinch of these tight economic times we’re experiencing. And if you’re reading this blog, you are most certainly an animal lover and very probably […]

I know that sounds backwards. Counter-intuitive. Wrong somehow. But think about it. I don’t remember which of my spiritual teachers asked me this question many, many years ago, or what the circumstances were, but I have thought about it often since and shared it with […]

Whatever arguments prevail about which is the better small dog to be the human companion of, Chihuahua or Chiweenie, one thing is certain: BOTH HAVE THE BIGGEST HEARTS YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND. And what is Christmas, if not a time for heartfelt love? […]

Here’s another wonderful blog post borrowed from my friend Stephanie, the “Zen Cowgirl”. Boy, is she right on the money with this one! Are you thinking about attending a horse bodywork seminar? Perhaps going to a tack fitting clinic? Or how about participating in an […]

What you are looking at here isn’t just Rose being coy and inquisitive, cocking her head and wondering why I’m taking her picture. No. It is the after-effect of her bout with what’s known as “vestibular syndrome” about six weeks ago. I was out of […]

THE FOLLOWING POST IS FROM MY DEAR FRIEND AND HORSE VET, MADALYN WARD, DVM, WHO HAS DEVELOPED A SYSTEM OF TYPING HORSES ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONALITY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY TIMELY, INTERESTING, AND FUN TOPIC TO CONSIDER SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS. CHECK OUT […]

Is animal communication fun? You bet it is! I’ve written a lot of posts about the pitfalls and obstacles encountered by the person on the path to practicing animal communication, the ethics that must be carefully observed, the difficulties involved in maintaining a “clear channel,” […]

Empathy — the trait of feeling what others are feeling — is something most of us possess to one degree or another. And often we aren’t even aware of when it’s happening. We may wonder why we’re feeling so blue after an outing to the […]

What in the world does Velcro have to do with animal communication?! Well, nothing, really. The “Velcro Effect” is just what I call something that happens a lot between people and animals, or between people and other people for that matter. It has to do […]