Training & Trusting
He almost always whinnies as soon as he sees me come into view. Sometimes it is an acknowledgement, a greeting. Sometimes an expectant call…
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Magic and Horses
The things that I remember the most clearly about my childhood are my relationship with animals and my relationship with magic. We had no neighbors…
To Love a Horse
Like any other day, I opened my eyes and re-oriented myself to the world around me. I felt my breath come and go in regular…
Recipes for Living: Accepting Discomfort
It’s early morning and the horses are huddled together in the corner of their field. The sky suddenly releases a downpour of late spring rain,…
On Being Ready
What was I thinking? I wasn’t ready to have a horse. My life wasn’t on track the way I’d planned. I wasn’t sure what I…
On Skin and Heart
“Just hit her with it!” the woman insisted. The girl clutched the riding crop in her right hand, her fingers unwilling to unfurl from the…
