No Small Feat. (Ruby Ranch Horse Rescue.)
Meet Archie. He got introduced by that name, but I prefer being a bit more formal with him, as a sign of respect. Archibald feels more suitable. Here he is passing time with a couple of boys in my...
View ArticleA Call to Arms. (or how to get on the wrong side of a horseperson.)
You’ve had this happen. Someone finds out you have a horse and they ask, “Do you know my sister’s friend, Diane. She has a horse.” Like there are eleven of us in the state. People who own horses are a...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: (Un)Broken
I usually glide through these photo challenges, feeling amused and clever. I struggled with this one. Broken is a word that’s uncomfortable for me. In fact, I hate it. In the horse world, broke(n) is...
View ArticleThe Thing About Horses and Healing: a Memoir.
We see them from the road and use phones to take photos. We keep a legal distance but most of us have seen neglected horses and reported them to authorities… or been haunted, wishing we had. The photos...
View ArticleRoo: Letting a Horse Be a Horse
I was doing what I do when I lay down at night; mentally taking the late night walk-through, tossing hay for overnight, checking horses one last time. I’m in New Zealand now, one of the most beautiful...
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