I’m not usually one for the whole New Year hoopla – from the champagne to the resolutions, I usually take a pass. It’s a fairly random mark of passing time, and for many just an excuse to party. But there are times, now and again, when I see the appeal of looking at the transition … More What a year!
A year has passed since I started this blog. At the time, I was one year into a determined attempt to reconnect with my horses and riding. That first year was plagued with illness, injuries and ill fated decisions. With little actual riding happening, I turned to the sport I once loved, Dressage, to at least … More My Paper Anniversary
As has been the pattern this past couple of years, we reach the point of getting back in the saddle and something goes awry. Weather, lameness, work, human illness … we’ve experienced all in more than copious quantities of late. This week is proving no exception!
I read a lot about what horses do and don’t think, what they can and can’t feel. While I realize the dangers of attributing human emotions to animals (especially putting our hunter thoughts on a prey animal), I believe we can do equal disservice by denying that they may have a much broader and deeper … More Tally has a tantrum!
This has been an interesting year. It did not go quite as planned – that’s life, at least for most of us (I have known a few whose lives go just as planned, or so they believe anyway). As it is customary at year end to reflect on the past year, and as this is … More 2014: Frustration and Inspiration
Horse Crazy Once Again 