This is something we try very hard to avoid in animal communication: Anthropomorphizing. Which, in this context, basically means attributing  human emotions and characteristics to the animals we talk to rather than accepting what they show and tell us on its face—whether it matches what […]

This post by my dear friend and amazing holistic equine vet, Dr. Madalyn Ward, is too cute not to share. Especially since I have at least three or four friends who have horses with this type of personality. And I used to have one myself, […]

This is something that is definitely easier said than done. And often people, even horse people, mistake fear or pain for defiance and meanness. When I talked to this little girl a few days ago, it was hard to even get her to open up […]

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 […]

You bet. Absolutely. Do not pass go. Train your horse in dressage. No matter what breed or how he’s built. Why? Because — in case you ever doubted it, or just didn’t know this particular bit of trivia — dressage constitutes the basics of everything […]

You know what I’m talking about if you are a Mustang devotee. Once you really know a Mustang, you’ve definitely been had — in a good way. Other horses just don’t quite compare. Now don’t get me wrong. I have several other types of horses, […]

I’m not talking about a bronze statue here. I’m talking about a constitutional type that in Traditional Chinese Medicine is called Metal. And Reyacita is an adorable little Mustang mare who falls into that category. Reyacita, Rey for short, is the most recent of my […]

While building up the fire at dawn and cuddling Frida, who, God bless her soul, had slept through the night again, I was listening to an Easter program on National Public Radio. The interviewer was talking to Jewish rabbis, Christian pastors, and others as well […]