Have you ever felt like your life was a swirling vortex of insanity? I’m guessing if you have existed as a human for the past couple of years, you can safely say “yes”. In my life, not only have the global issues impacted things, but a lot of things you just don’t expect and can’t…
There are two kinds of horse people: those who have a pretty good idea of how much money they spend on their horses, and those who have no idea (and probably don’t want to know). A few years ago I attended a seminar at my credit union about budgeting. They gave us a spreadsheet for…
Since January I have been lucky enough to half lease a wonderful, sweet, amazingly talented, and fun horse. I have had so much fun with this wonderful guy over the past several months, and on paper he checks all of my “dream horse” boxes. However, even though we get along great and I really enjoy…
We’ve been hearing the word “essential” a lot lately. “Non-essential” businesses have been forced to close. “Non-essential” workers have been laid off. We are instructed to avoid all “non-essential” travel and activities. But how do we define “essential?” And who decides what is essential? Don’t get me wrong – the restrictions that have been put…
We all know that the world is currently a crazy scary place for so many people. As I arrived at the barn tonight after a stressful and worrying day, I couldn’t help but breathe a little easier. I felt some of my stress melt away immediately and the longer I spent with the horses, the…
I cannot think of many other activities that involve people from every age group to the extent that horseback riding does. My trail riding companions typically range in age from teens to seventies. Some children start riding before they can walk and there are plenty of examples of people riding well into their 90s. In…
Kerrie and I saw Lyle Lovett in concert last weekend with several other horse-friends and family. We all got very excited and sang along when he sang “If I Had a Boat.” If you are not familiar with this song, the chorus goes: And if I had a boat I’d go out on the ocean…
Today, April 9th, just so happens to be Unicorn Day! Is this a weird made up thing? Yes, yes it is. However, it makes me think about my unicorn. In real horse terms, a unicorn is usually that special and often magical horse who checks all of your boxes. Can’t you just picture a unicorn…
It’s hard to believe that Monica and I started this blog and website an entire year ago. Where did the time go? It was just over a year ago on one of our first trail rides of spring when we started talking about the complete lack of information about trail locations, trail maps, information about…
The name Edward Curtis might not mean much to you, but you probably have seen the iconic photographs of Native Americans that he took in the early 20th century, such as this one of Red Hawk, an Oglala chief. Curtis was a photographer in Seattle and in 1896 he met and photographed the daughter of…
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