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crissimcdonald
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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...
crissimcdonald
Feb 2, 20214 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...
crissimcdonald
Oct 4, 20204 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...
crissimcdonald
Aug 24, 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...
crissimcdonald
Jun 9, 20205 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...
crissimcdonald
May 5, 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...
crissimcdonald
Mar 29, 20204 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...
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