At least it is the question for many horse owners and lovers. Lots of people will want to shoot me for this, but I think there is a case to be made for leaving an animal in tact. But it depends on many things: the breed, […]

If you’ve ever had one of your animals sprayed by a skunk, then you know first hand how literally panic-stricken all become when that animal comes rushing into the house for your help! It happened to us last week . . . at midnight, I might […]

  I was cleaning house today and as I was moving these riding boots (pictured left) in order to sweep under them, I was shocked to notice the difference in “dirt pattern” on them. Notice the right boot has dirt and horse sweat  ground into the […]

In my book, native grasses absolutely rule! If they are truly “native” and growing randomly and wildly, they present a smorgasborg of variety and nutrition for the ambling equine. In the wild, a horse may travel up to 20 miles a day, taking a bite or two […]

Several years ago, a farrier in one of my beginning animal communication classes reported that a draft horse at one of the barns he worked at had been talking to him every time he was on the premises, telling him about the abuse she was […]

  Pilar & Annie, July 8, 2011, on their last walk together.  HOW DO WE KNOW, AND WHOM CAN WE TRUST TO HELP US KNOW WHEN TO DO WHAT WE MUST? TO LET GO AND LET GOD TAKE OUR LIFELONG FRIEND, AND TO KNOW IN […]

You’re reading this blog, so you’re an animal lover, right? Many of you would go one step further and say your animals are your children, right? Well, would you leave your children home without telling them when you’ll be back? That right there says it all, […]

Some might call it coddling, but I am pulling out all the stops to help my horses get through some of the nastiest summer weather conditions they have ever been exposed to. In spite of normally idyllic conditions, here in New Mexico (as in many […]

A rare few have had more than one. Some of us have never had any. But if you’re a horse lover and a lucky duck, you have, hopefully, at some point found that once-in-a-lifetime horse you dreamed of as a child. I did, after having […]

This is a precious and delightful new book about what happens when we “die,” … and many other soulful topics as well. The messages are delivered to the author, Linda Atnip, by her dear departed friend of almost 20 years, Mr. Kiki, an old-soul Pekingnese. […]