Looking Up: A Reminder
Back on my shizz. I noticed I was looking down again, as I went about my day. The difference between the two views is striking, and it reminded me of this excerpt from Many Brave Fools... *** Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley, a horsewoman, writes in her memoir A Year at the Races about how …
Can I Make Equie Happen?
Hmmmm. It's not like I haven't tried, as a cursory search through this weblog will reveal more than one selfie with more than one horse. It only stands to reason that a selfie with a horse is an equie. Right? Even after all the horses with whom I've posed, it's just not catching on. Connell …
“You’ve really crossed over the line into depth of feel.”
Hello! In honour of the above feedback from my Saturday instructor, after I thanked her for the years' work and how much I felt (ha) I had improved, here is an excerpt from Many Brave Fools, from the chapter six, 'Feel': *** I was Googling something called “horse feel.” I’d heard someone at one of …
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Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out, 2020
The looks on their faces... they are all of us What a trying, painful, grievous year. I count myself fortunate in many ways and am grateful that the issues I met up with were surmountable; my heart is with everyone who has suffered losses in all ways. Wishing the world choices made from compassion, hope, …
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I Need to Stop Talking to People Like They Are Horses
OR DO I? Off I went, to have my weirdly strong reading glasses checked, the ones I got before the Rona kicked off, and I was taking my usual informal poll of how many people were going about masked. Informal statistic: not many. On my corner sits a real estate agent whose plate glass windows …
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On Replacement Horses and Not Freaking Out
I was cleaning out the inbox of one of my email addys [and forwarding some stuff to another one LOL] when I came across the below. This is from 2018 which in 2020 time-framing is exactly one million years ago. I had started writing about this while away from my desk; I sent it to …
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Started Talking About Fear in May; In June, Black Lives Matter
I began this post on 21st May. I'm leaving it as and adding to it now, in June. *** Horses give out only that which they receive because, as prey, they are prepared to react to changes in their surroundings. They have evolved as a species due to this alertness and preparedness. “Horses have ensured …
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The Crop Chronicles: If You Love Something, Set it Free…
In honour of hoping that the two long sticks I have hidden are still where I put them when lessons are back on. *** September, 2012 A couple of weeks ago — see, I didn't even bother writing about this, because honestly, this is like the eleventy billionth post on this topic. A couple of …
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Social Distancing and Open Order
The first time I experienced open order in a lesson, within two minutes I was like, 'Yeah, no, thanks but let's go back to the other way.' The other way was warming up in a group; open order meant we were warming up, but individually. At that stage I wasn't riding very independently, not yet. …
Happy Mother’s Day!
Here's a lovely post on the Trafalgar Square Books blog. My piece is about halfway down, but do enjoy the offerings of the wonderful TSB authors and staff! *** Many Brave Fools: A Story of Addiction, Dysfunction, Codependency… and Horses is AVAILABLE NOW. Order your copy today: > In the US, click on over to Trafalgar …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 