I always have a hard time getting back to consensual reality after the weirdness that is December. Everyone is in a strange state of mind, sometimes good, sometimes bad. The atmosphere is frantic, the consumerhucksterism is off the charts, but … Continue reading
Judith Tarr
There’s a thing that horse people like to say: that horses live in the perpetual present. It’s not actually true. Horses have phenomenal memories, and also have the ability to anticipate events that haven’t happened yet (as many a dressage … Continue reading
As has become somewhat of a tradition over the years, the Horseblog is taking a winter break. It will be back in the new year, with more horse stories and rants and reflections and odd bits of equine lore. As … Continue reading
I’m running a Kickstarter for a new space opera–it’s right over here, it’s funded and in stretch goals, it’s ending on Sunday, come and play if you like. This is the fourth one I’ve done, and I thought I was … Continue reading
(Opening and obligatory reassurance: The horse in the photo is very much alive. She’s having a nap, and the human disciples are learning a lesson about relaxing and letting go.) This past week saw the departure of an old and … Continue reading
This has been a week from hell, which means it’s time for a Horseblog Classic. We are celebrating the anniversary of this blog’s adventure with another vet adventure, a couple of severe colics. One horse got over it quickly and … Continue reading
Humans, at least in Western culture, have this thing. They have to feel superior. Doesn’t matter in what way. Intelligence, ethnicity, physical appearance, physical ability, culture, choice of deity or style of worship, geographical location, sports team, stuff/no stuff, you … Continue reading
This isn’t about horses really, except insofar as it’s being written on a horse farm and the horses will benefit from some of what I’m talking about. It is about writing, to a fair degree, and about life in general. … Continue reading
Life with horses forces even the most sedentary or distracted human out of the house and into the barn, and hence, into nature–the great outdoors, with weather and climate and times of day and changes of season. This spring and … Continue reading
The past few weeks there’s been a second blog about horses around these parts. If you haven’t been reading Julianne Lee’s “I Was a Middle-Aged Barn Rat” series, you’re in for a treat. We’re up to installment 9 of 10, … Continue reading