If you own horses then you know what a constant concern keeping equine parasites under control can be. And unfortunately, according to the latest research, doing so is becoming even more of a challenge as the parasite population is quickly building up immunity to the […]

I’m not talking about me here. I’m talking about Copper, my 33-year-old, hand-me-down, un-vanquishable, star-of-the-world Quarter Horse. Copper has a new “raison d’etre,” “joie de vivre,” — translate: “reason for being.” Copper is in Seventh Heaven, Nirvana, and is cantering and kicking up his heels […]

I remember when my mom moved into a place that offered three levels of care: independent living, assisted living, and nursing-home care. It was her choice, and she moved into an apartment on the ground floor, proud of her status as “independent.” She made the […]

A few days ago Copper, my 32-year-old Quarter Horse, says to me, “I have had, ahem, a little setback.” He’s referring to a punishing kick in the chest from one of  his herd mates exactly one week ago. But true to form, even though Copper […]

As Told by Copper, the 32-Yr.-Old Quarter Horse. See this picture of my herd mate, Bella? She’s a Mustang, so she thinks she’s hot stuff!           Now look at this picture of me, Copper.                 […]

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 […]

So. After my last post,  let’s go back to Copper to see if he has pondered long enough to come up with a comment for the blog: “Copper, what would you like to say to everyone? Are you ready? Have you had enough time to […]

This morning I went out to the barn and asked Copper what he would like to say to everybody in my blog. He’s been waiting to record his thoughts and philosophies on life for a long time now, and I’m the only person he has […]