The horses
This is where my heart beats extra. Wild mustang diaries, my signature horses, my continuing education moments, meeting new friends (like that Texas clinic when a new friend let me hop on his incredible gelding just because I stared too…
The Third Mule
The universe is fond of doing whatever it wants. Meet Cindy: a very special molly mule who floated into my life this summer, bringing plenty of smiles, an unmistakable bray, and a sweet adventure in building a partnership from the inside out.
The Rosie Journal: Spring 2026
The $10 Mare and the Cul-de-Sac
“Rosie is a little bit like a prism. If you look at her one way, you see a ‘$10 mare’…fractious, sensitive, and standing at the bottom of the global horse stack. But if you shift your perspective just a few degrees, she looks like a million bucks, with a mahogany coat and a chocolatey nicker that is honestly good for the soul.
HORSEMANSHIP LOVE LANGUAGE
In every great story, there is a character who sits on the edge of the room—misunderstood beings like Mary Lennox or Elsa who don’t give their trust for free. This is Novella. Discover how a ‘reluctant’ 13.3-hand Lipizzan taught me the true love language of peace and the disciplined restraint of the horsemanship pursuit.
Wild Diary: Sunshine, Sentences, and a Long eared “Black Kitten” with a Pink Tongue
A 50-degree day in January feels like a personal gift from the universe. Between peeling off layers of snow pants and soaking up the Willamette Valley sun, I witnessed a major breakthrough in Flower’s internal peace. From ‘writing sentences’ to finding her own Lilly Pad, here is what this wild BLM mule is teaching me about clearing the static.
The 30-Hour Emergency: What Flower Taught Me About Trusting My Gut
If you were wondering where I was in December, the answer is simple: I was in the round pen. As many of you know, I adopted Flower and Revlon together back in July. While Revlon—my big, beautiful Hug Creek HMA…
WILD DIARY 3 – REVLON: From Rainy Days to New Friends
Well, we’re definitely at the turning of the season. We’ve had some beautiful fall days as September wound down, then three days of torrential rain, now it’s on and off. Things are changing here, everybody’s getting ready to hunker down…
WILD DIARY – revlon Entry 2
This wild horse training journey with my BLM mustang Revlon is teaching me so much about horsemanship.
The days are getting shorter, no matter how much I try to ignore it. Damn. However, they days are pretty well glorious. That golden, forestry, leafchanging glow. That meadowy, fading blackberry dewy smell. Hard to be mad at it. Definite down side is that bugs are everywhere, every kind you can imagine, one I’ll tell you about in a spooky story next month. My bald faced hornets are still squatting in the barn. Haven’t stung yet, so I’m all about live and let live especially since they’ve kept the yellow jackets down.
WILD DIARY – REVLON Entry 1
The roundpen’s been muggy all week-overcast and 75 degrees. Honestly, I like the humidity if it stays under 80. God half-watered our workspace, and even though it’s still a bit dusty, I’m grateful. Revlon basically looks like a (very beautiful)…
Cowgirl’s Journey- Uncovering the Sticky Spots
(Diary journal entry from a few months ago.) A few days ago, a horse named Cowgirl arrived at my place for some development work. I’ve known this mare for a year or two, as her owner is one of my…
ANOTHER WILD MULE?!
This last week I was planning to pick up a BLM 2 year old mustang for our local Teens And Oregon Mustangs event. Along with many other participants, I was excited! We got to pick 5 from a list of…