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For Grace: I Miss You

For Grace: I Miss You

Your ashes arrived in a small cardboard box a week or so prior. I thought there would be more. I thought the box would be bigger, heavier. But there just wasn’t much...

For Grace: I Miss You

Your ashes arrived in a small cardboard box a week or so prior. I thought there would be more. I thought the box would be bigger, heavier. But there just wasn’t much...

My Message for Fellow Young Equestrians: Horses Are Not Machines

My Message for Fellow Young Equestrians: Horses...

If you asked me to tell you about my horse, my mind would go instantly to my favorite memories of him: the feeling of weightlessness as he jumped above the...

My Message for Fellow Young Equestrians: Horses...

If you asked me to tell you about my horse, my mind would go instantly to my favorite memories of him: the feeling of weightlessness as he jumped above the...

Not ‘That’ Kind of Amateur

Not ‘That’ Kind of Amateur

As a full-time writer, I spend a lot of time looking at words. The right word can make a sentence sing; it can provoke thought, cause a reader to chuckle,...

Not ‘That’ Kind of Amateur

As a full-time writer, I spend a lot of time looking at words. The right word can make a sentence sing; it can provoke thought, cause a reader to chuckle,...

Empowerment Happens When You Own Your Labels: Dr. Auriel August's Journey Back to the Ring

Empowerment Happens When You Own Your Labels: D...

If there is a broad way to describe the nature of Dr. Auriel August, to set the context for this story, it’s this: she made two critical discoveries about herself...

Empowerment Happens When You Own Your Labels: D...

If there is a broad way to describe the nature of Dr. Auriel August, to set the context for this story, it’s this: she made two critical discoveries about herself...

7 Signs You’re a Resilient Rider

7 Signs You’re a Resilient Rider

When looking up resilience in the dictionary, the following explanation comes up: “The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness”.... Continue

7 Signs You’re a Resilient Rider

When looking up resilience in the dictionary, the following explanation comes up: “The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness”.... Continue

Become a More Resilient Rider - and Human

Become a More Resilient Rider - and Human

Responding and adapting to challenges in this sport is not optional - it's necessary. Life with horses comes with bumps and bruises, both literally and figuratively, and to learn and...

Become a More Resilient Rider - and Human

Responding and adapting to challenges in this sport is not optional - it's necessary. Life with horses comes with bumps and bruises, both literally and figuratively, and to learn and...