We all know it takes more than good food, exercise and rest to attain a balanced state of health and wellness. Our spirits must be nurtured as well. There is no one formula or belief system that suits all, and many of us find God […]

I see this October morning that Santa Fe now prohibits keeping dogs on chains. I’m sure we’ve all heard of or actually seen the gruesome cases of collars grown into the flesh. But the mental/emotional damage can be just as great. I had such a […]

“A rose by any other name is still a rose.”  … Shakespeare Can the same be said about the Mustang? Apparently not. I recently read an interesting article about “feral horses,” and how they are not Mustangs, and since I am always eager to learn […]

  Try this little exercise I came across and see if you don’t get goosebumps. I do. And it reminds me to love myself and take good care of myself. Like: not to skip my exercise today; to eat carefully; and not to forget to […]

This is Charlie. He is eight years old and the most beautiful Golden Retriever you could ever lay eyes on. Except that when you look in his mouth, the whole thing, tongue and all, is dark purply-black. So a Chow daddy or uncle somewhere in […]

“I was hoping to ride again today, but Mesa and I went down to Pecos to pick up a few of the hounds who were WAY too close to the road down there after chasing a bear. Mesa & I are headed up to the lodge […]

Lucky was named Lucky because he was dumped in the desert on the Mexican border seven months ago with about 40 other half-dead horses. How this could possibly be “lucky” sounds like a mystery, I know, but had his trailer-load of horses bound for slaughter […]

What’s going on? The number of reincarnation cases I’ve been getting these past few weeks has been mind-boggling. Maybe it’s just a reflection of the fact that more people are believing in the fact that souls reincarnate… including animal souls. Or maybe it’s because more […]

Here’s my theory:  If you have a horse who was living wild on the land before he was captured, then you have a horse who is not afraid of going out on the trail. As any horse person knows, there are horses who are just […]

“A horse is a horse, of course, of course…,” Mr. Ed sang for his theme song, but did he fit the average horse mold? Not on your life! Horses have as diverse personalities as we humans do, and being able to identify them can really […]