We all know it takes more than good food, exercise and rest to attain a balanced state of health and wellness. Our spirits must be nurtured as well. There is no one formula or belief system that suits all, and many of us find God […]

I see this October morning that Santa Fe now prohibits keeping dogs on chains. I’m sure we’ve all heard of or actually seen the gruesome cases of collars grown into the flesh. But the mental/emotional damage can be just as great. I had such a […]

It’s after lunch and I’m trudging out to the barn where my car is parked, Bear and Charlie at my side, the cold wind blowing through our hair, the pocket of my parka stuffed with a package of out-of-date, slimy weiners. My intent is to […]

Isn’t there a saying: “God is in the little things.”? I don’t know where this came from, but I believe it’s true. I have rethought, rewritten, and edited this post many times because I don’t want to offend anyone. I have friends  who run the […]

When the plea went out from our local shelter recently for help with the dozens of tiny, motherless kittens who needed fostering, I finally ponied up and jumped in full force. When I went to pick up a few of the babies and saw how […]

Heels down!!!   Head up!!!  Soft hands!!!!   Toes forward!!!   No, no, NO — MAKE him do what you want, don’t just ASK!!! This is what you’re hearing and trying to make sense of . . . but meanwhile you’re just going in circles on some […]

I was raised in a family of hunters. Mostly we ate what we killed, but there were those requisite trophies hanging on the wall and lying on the floor too. My grandfather had elk and deer heads hanging all over his house and a bear […]

When I moved from Texas to the high desert of Northern New Mexico two years ago, I never dreamed how truly at home I would feel. Not that I didn’t love my old ranch in the magical Texas Hill Country. I did. To be sure. […]

Years ago, when the ‘New Age’ movement got into full swing, the idea of angels began being bandied about big time.  Not that angels haven’t been popular since recorded history, but they were once again brought to the forefront during this new open-minded era. One […]

Right now I’m trying to practice what I preach. A while back I wrote a blog about gutting it up and making a change if you have a horse that’s the wrong horse for you. (You can read that blog post HERE.) The client involved […]