I’m honored that Arlene over at Grey Horse Matters honored me with the Excellence in Equine Care Award. I certainly don’t know everything there is to know, but ensuring proper care of horses and knowing as much as I can are equine-related passions of mine. I hate to see horses that are mistreated purposely or [...]

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Through the global community of the internet, I have had the distinct pleasure of “meeting” TJ Holmes and learning more about the plight and lives of American horses in the wild. TJ grew up with horses. And since 2002, she has visited the wild mustangs living in the Spring Creek Basin of the Disappointment Valley [...]

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Recently I wrote about the importance of horseback riding safety following the serious accident of world-class eventer Darren Chiacchia. That was the first lesson we were reminded of by this unfortunate incident. But a second, encouraging lesson to take away is that we are part of a wonderful, caring community.
Darren’s horse misstepped at the [...]

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Many of the students who ride at Pegasus Farm, a therapeutic horseback riding facility in northeast Ohio, are autistic. They are also some of our most challenging students. Actually, the handful of students I work with on a regular basis when I’m volunteering are autistic. Because of the nature of their disability, I think they [...]

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It was a pretty successful week for several of the students at the Pegasus Farm therapeutic riding facility where I volunteer every Monday.  The week started off with the rider/volunteer appreciation banquet on Sunday night. I discovered that several of our Monday night riders have been students at Pegasus for over 20 years! And this [...]

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While I really appreciate the “spotlight” given to me by Rising Rainbow in this trash-talking controversy that’s taken the horse blogging community by storm, I hope we can all focus on the issue at hand rather than the people surrounding it.
In case you hadn’t seen it yet, there’s been a lot of talk going around [...]

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I unfortunately started my day by coming across a new horse blog whose writer is close-minded, ignorant, and rude. I’m not about to do it the favor of giving it a link so you can go check it out either.
This blog is written by a woman who shows western in the AQHA. And she spends [...]

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