Sage By Nature

Or perhaps I should ask, do a horse’s feelings matter?

Shortly after the publication of my rope halter article over at Horse City, I made the painful error of viewing the storm in the forum. I expected some of the reaction(s), but I was admittedly unprepared for a couple of responses that I saw come [...]

Sage and Eleanor, choosing each other, eight years ago

My horse constantly surprises me. Perhaps it is for the simple reason of keeping me on my toes and letting me know that I do not know it all.

I was sweetly reminded of that yesterday, just two days after blogging about how Sage usually resisted leaving [...]

Sage hanging out with her buddies

Long ago I naively believed the books and the trainers when they said you need to be a good “herd leader” for your horse.

But I was never really part of Sage’s herd.

Herd Member Or Poor Substitute?

I would blow in like the wind a few times a week, interject [...]