The Majesty of the Polish Arabian Horse

Enjoy this beautiful video with highlights from an independent film project about the history and beauty of the Polish Arabian. Expect a review of this full-length film soon. 🙂 Poland hosts an annual horse show called the “Pride of Poland” – and...

Horse abuse for the sake of the show ring

On Friday, the Humane Society of America brought to light some abuse within the Tennessee Walker Horse community – all for the sake of exaggerated gait movement for the show ring. (Do not watch the linked video if you have a weak constitution.) My stomach churns...

Going back to what started it all

Along the journey of our careers and lives we are easily distracted. Opportunities that sound good pop up and we jump on them. Other interests arise that detract from our main goals, but we pursue them anyway. For me, I lost sight of what my writing began as and what...

Going through some changes

Blogging is like any other process in life—the more you do it, the more you learn and grow. My blog has grown a lot over the years and I’ve had to experiment with the content and purpose of it. I’ve shared my writing journey, my personal stories and my...

Five Necessary Ingredients for a New Novel

I’ve blissfully wrapped up my latest work-in-progress and am so looking forward to diving into a new project. (Yes, this is a disease and I can’t help myself. Must. Write.) As I gear up to put fingers to keyboard and cursor to Word document, I’ve...

The blessing in the pile of grass clippings

After posting Friday about how guilty I feel for abandoning my horse and only seeing him once a week, I took advantage of the sunshine on Saturday to go see him, clean the stall, brush him out, lunge him and take a bazillion pictures of him to last until my next...