You’ve heard about people who hoard animals. It’s a terrible syndrome. Cats living in cardboard boxes, houses that smell so bad you can’t go in them, hoarders who think they are the only people in the world who can do right by their 67 dogs. […]

Right now I’m trying to practice what I preach. A while back I wrote a blog about gutting it up and making a change if you have a horse that’s the wrong horse for you. (You can read that blog post HERE.) The client involved […]

I had to laugh out loud yesterday when a comment to my last blog post, Cowboy Hash, came in — NOT about the hash recipe, or the childhood memories I shared, or the rare and pristine Devils River therein described. But NO. The commenter was […]

When the wintry weather just won’t abate, like it won’t here this year, I suggest you drown your frustration in Cowboy Hash. Like I did this morning. Cowboy Hash is the supreme comfort food, and every time I fire up the frying pan to make […]

I had the great honor and good fortune this morning to sit in on a session with one of the world’s most revered and respected scientists, Dr. Jane Goodall. Probably best known for her early work with Chimpanzees, Goodall now travels throughout the world speaking […]

I shouldn’t say that, really. I mean, things ARE finally starting to green up around here. And although the irises won’t bloom for at least another month, they are well worth waiting for. And the seeds I planted in my vegetable garden (only those that […]

I’m going to be a guinea pig. Or rather, Lopeh, my little Quarter Horse mare, is going to be a guinea pig. Lopeh has what I am pretty sure is a sarcoid on her jaw and I’m going to experiment with a remedy I heard […]

What is it about the wild Mustang that captivates and holds the attention? People of all ages and backgrounds love this American icon, and increasing numbers are fighting for its survival. The horse throughout time has represented power and freedom, a connection with both the […]

By now we’ve all heard the rather New Age’y platitude:  It’s the journey that counts, not the end result. Right? Well, it seems that’s applicable in many more areas of life than just one’s spiritual pursuit. I remember clear as a bell riding the bus […]

Do you think horses in training get homesick? I do. And some of them have told me so in our conversations. But then again, I guess it depends on the horse and their personality. Like kids: some can never go to camp, period, because they […]