A Story of Addiction, Dysfunction, Codependency… and Horses
Early on in the book (not really much of a spoiler), I recount my first day on the yard, a neophyte, unsure of where I should be or what I should be doing. I was so intimidated by the whole taking-a-horseback-riding-lesson thing that I wandered around in a daze. I spotted a clutch of girls …
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Another blast from the past. We were thwarted by fog last week: it was so thick the 7 o'clock lesson had to leave the lower arena and work indoors, as did we at 8. The fog started creeping over the half doors toward the end, it was pretty creepy. Did we stop? We did not. *** …
Awwwww... so glad I blogged, it's like having a family album. This is my old Saturday routine and while I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy about it, my journey to the yard is much easier these days! *** OCTOBER 2006 I get up. I leave the flat in good time, to do some errands in town, …
Another blast from the past... hahahahahahahahahahahaha! SERIOUSLY So I got to the yard early, as I am now wont to do on a Tuesday. It's summer, and who wants to be anywhere else when the sun is shining on a Tuesday night a week before the solstice? I ask you. When I went to say …
Here's post from 2012. Once, I arrived back on a Tuesday morning at stupid o'clock, took a nap, and went up for my lesson. Once we were mounted, one of my pals said, 'Didn't you just get back today?' and I was like SHHHHHHH — I was sure my instructor would tell me to go …
This may be the best question of them all! The title of the book Many Brave Fools is based on a mnemonic taught to riders in order to remember letter markers in a dressage ring. What does this title mean to you and how does it capture the heart of your memoir? This memoir had …
Love this question... In your book you follow your evolution from green horse girl to competitive rider, often focusing on the frustrations and the falls along the way. What is important about recognising your perceived failures as you set yourself this new set of challenges? Unlike the rest of my life, whether it be in …
BLAST FROM THE PAST Here's a post from 2015; my reaction to Chris Pratt's 'dino whispering' is still strong. #LOL *** 'WHAT DID I JUST SAY?' As a media professional, I should probably know more about Jurassic World than I do, which is mainly not much, which is because I squealed and jumped and hid …
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It's not just about horses; another theme is living with someone else's substance misuse, and how to heal from one's own addiction to control. Many Brave Fools you give us a glimpse into the chaos of your marriage to an addict as well as detailing your growing understanding of your own struggle with codependency. What is …
Late to the 2009-2019 party, but this is pretty cool. Yep. Ten years: That's how long it took to get offa my computer and into your hands. On the left: the very beginning stages of chapter three. On the right: the printed page. Ten years doesn't feel like a long time right now, and in …
