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Quality Vs. Quantity
Where there was once green grass, there’s now snow and the leftovers of what was a lush pasture. It’s March, which means it’s also time...
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Apr 1, 20212 min read


Truce
When I started learning about horses, it was from a place of deep and abiding love. The way of being with horses that I fell into came...
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Feb 2, 20214 min read


Sanity in a Wheelbarrow
I confess: cleaning stalls, scrubbing water troughs, and slinging hay have been my lifelines to sanity this year. Add in horsehair in my...
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Oct 4, 20204 min read


Thinking, Judging, Feeling
Despite several big worries that have been gnawing their way through my psyche today, that hot bath feeling of peace visited me. A part...
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Aug 24, 20204 min read


Riding into Relaxation
Photo: Chris Wolf We sometimes forget that horses can perform any movement we need them to do already. They are masters of movement. All...
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Jun 9, 20205 min read


Bree Returns
I didn’t know I needed to see Bree until I saw her again. Five years had passed since she and I had the accident that put me in the...
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May 5, 20205 min read


Shedding A heavy coat
Rocky and Crissi. It’s that time of year. Our horse Rocky is so itchy, he’s rubbing up against pine trees to scratch the hair off. I took...
crissimcdonald
Mar 29, 20204 min read
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