From the get-go, there are those who may take issue with the title of this blog post; namely my husband, who would prefer to tell everyone that I bought a horse!  All kidding aside, he’s been a great sport about it, which is a good thing because as it turns out buying...

Otis and I are trotting around the arena.  I’m feeling a bit confused, because it seems like Otis is on a mission, and I’m on a mission too, but we’re not on the SAME mission.  His mission is to head toward the center of the arena as frequently as possible (or actual...

I don’t think I’ve ever done anything in my life that leaves me quite as tongue-tied as the work I do now. In fact, every time someone asks me to explain what I do with horses, it’s like I forget how to speak. This is turning into quite a problem for me, especially as...

I often tell people that the horse work I do is magic.  In many ways I believe it is.  But the truth is, that it’s not some supernatural kind of magic.  Rather, it’s the magic of watching people actually connect to who they really are.

Part of the reason that...

Dear Caroline,

The other night you asked me if Santa was real.  You’re almost 9 years old now, and I knew this day was coming sooner rather than later.  But still it was hard.  A huge part of my heart hurt when I told you the truth.  It hurt because you looked so sad, e...

I had a conversation with someone I respect and admire very much yesterday. Over the course of the last two years, this person has really taught me a lot. She’s also a woman on a mission right now. She’s had years of experience doing her work in the world and advocatin...

I am a dreamer. A total pie-in-the-sky, can’t hold my feet to the ground dreamer. It’s a quality I love about myself. To be completely honest, it’s actually something I have spent my life being a little smug about. For every person that I ran into who had no idea what...