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Rocking Horses Don’t Care About Poor Riding Technique

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Kicking Up My Heels I recently ran across this picture of me as a young girl, riding my first “horse”. There are many pictures of my siblings and I with this horse in the background, so she was well-used and well-loved. Perhaps some fond memories of great backyard rides on this rocking horse burned into [...]

A resource for the spirit

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I just finished reading “Chosen By A Horse” and its sequel, “Chosen Forever”, by Susan Richards. Although the story is centered and begun around a horse, these books will appeal to many individuals – horse lovers or not. Susan is a gifted writer and storyteller, and her story is very moving and, while sad at [...]

Are boarding stables just mini zoos?

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I am not going to rant about boarding here, especially since I am, unfortunately, a horse boarder myself . The norm for boarding stables is just not natural for a horse. There may be exceptions here and there, and for that we should be grateful, but I think that they are far and few between. [...]