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From the Archives: Pinterest Madness
Originally Posted Jan 13, 2012 Pinterest is an online pinboard. That cork board you have behind your desk with a variety of pictures and notes stuck all over it? Now you can put it online and add things, share things and repost things that catch your eye. (Yes, I hear...
Who You Want to Be and How Horses Can Get You There
In Buck Brannaman's book, "Believe," he discusses 8 traits that make a person a better horseman and also a more likable, successful and genuine human being. All horses have these traits and humans should strive for these. Intuition into emotional states of those...
Book Review: Love Finds You in Mackinac Island
When it comes to Melanie Dobson books, I've admitted that I'm a bit biased. I love each one of her books without fail. She's written many Love Finds You books, including Homestead, Iowa, Amana, Iowa, Liberty, Indiana, and Nazareth, Pennsylvania (review coming soon!)....
Novel Research A.D.D.
I'm sure one day this will be an official diagnosis. Though I doubt there will be a true cure for this ailment. I do know that I'm severely afflicted with this now. I'm a history addict and horse nut, so researching horses and history is a daily venture. I routinely...
Why I lied (and why I have no intention of apologizing)
Last October, I wrote a post about my old rodeo queen boots and how I would finally retire them. They had seen a lot of use and abuse over the span of nearly a decade. It was time to put them to rest. But I lied. Shortly after writing that post, I went boot shopping....
Summer Olympics Buzz – Why the equestrian events rock
Horses have a long history with the Olympics - a lot of it, I touch on in this amazing story about the infallible General Jack Burton. If you are interested in the history of the horse in Olympics, check out this excellent book. Now, it is that time again. London...
The delightful surprises of research and Ebay discoveries
Isn't it amazing the rabbit trails you follow online? One click leads to something useful (or useless) and then something else catches your eye...And then you find certain things you can't live without (or is that just me?) I discovered this documentary (that began as...
Of roses, hairspray, glitter and early mornings
This past weekend, the annual Rose Parade took place in my beloved city of roses, Portland. Whether or not you like parades or you mock them, the Grand Floral Rose Parade is an experience no one can easily forget—especially as a participant. Waaay back in 2005, I was...
Stolen moments and hopeful promises
A 45-minute drive. Each mile seems longer as I draw closer to the right exit. Almost there. Then I reach the gravel driveway - the homestretch. I'm almost there, my love! He greets me with a soft nicker and I all but jog into the barn. His nose hangs out of the stall...
If you insist on breaking through barriers, you might get a scar or two
You notice the lines across my horse's chest? This is what happens when you bust through electric fences - all because the grass is greener on the other side. Grunnion has always been one for an adventure. He's crawled under the fence and ended up in places we never...