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 […]

The answer is, whenever you feel moved to do so. When Rose and I were last at the chiropractor (more about that here), I asked her if she could give me some specific tips or “moves” I myself might use to help continue promoting Rose’s […]

I was recently contacted by Happy Tails Books with a request that I help promote its cause. Since I love to do anything I can to aid rescue — of any breed or species — I pass the following information on to you in the […]

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 […]