by LR | Sep 5, 2023 | Horses Hope Healing
Interspecies Communication Last week my horse, Lucida, colicked. If you aren’t familiar with horses, this is a generic term for a stomachache that can result in a number of outcomes ranging from medical intervention at the barn to having to undergo surgery for an...
by LR | May 11, 2023 | Horses Hope Healing
Racehorse Deaths May Lead to the Death of Racing Thoroughbred racing is a beloved tradition and an exciting sport, but recent events have put its future in question. With a spate of horse deaths, track closures, and drugging controversies, the industry is in trouble....
by LR | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized, Writing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Writing Tools Can’t Replace Human Input– But They Never Intended To It took a while, but I am probably the last to succumb to the siren call of AI in the form of Open AI’s ChatGPT. I needed to see for myself what all the...
by LR | Mar 11, 2023 | Creativity, Horses Hope Healing, Uncategorized
Bears Awake from Hibernation in Yellowstone I recently read that the first bear at Yellowstone has emerged from hibernation. That got me thinking about human seasonal cycles, circadian rhythm, and habits. Are humans capable of hibernation? I know sometimes I feel as...
by LR | Nov 19, 2022 | Author Spotlight
Debut Author Spotlight Today the spotlight is on author Amber Camp, whose debut cozy mystery novel Canter With a Killer just released. You’ll want to add her book to your “To Be Read” (TBR) pile right away and add another copy to give as a gift. Her...
by LR | Oct 28, 2022 | Horses Hope Healing
Before and After: Who Doesn’t Love a Great Makeover Story? People are addicted to transformation stories: the outdated tear-down house that becomes a showplace, the wallflower Plain Jane who wins a beauty contest and outsmarts everyone, the company that soars to...
by LR | Oct 20, 2022 | Being Enough, Creativity
What’s Hygge? How to Love (Tolerate) Winter for Those Who Hate It Hygge? No, it is not a Scottish dish or the name of a character from Game of Thrones. It is a mindset or way of thinking embraced by people especially in the northern climes of Denmark and Sweden....
by LR | Oct 13, 2022 | Being Enough, Farm Life
Have you ever turned on the hose, left the water running, and forgot about it? Confession time! I know my horse owner friends can relate to this. How many of you have gone to fill the water trough and forgot about it? Well, last week I turned on the hose to fill our...
by LR | Sep 28, 2022 | Being Enough, Horses Hope Healing, Uncategorized
The Decision to Sell a Horse is Not Unlike a Break-up Five Questions you need to explore in order to avoid FOBU (Fear of Breaking Up) or other guilt trips arising from decisions to quit, walk away, or move on I have only sold three horses in my whole life of horse...
by LR | Jun 4, 2022 | Horse Products that Work, Horses Hope Healing
Horse Hacks, Snacks, and Tack: What’s Working for Me and My Horse Every horse owner has experienced the frustration of purchasing a piece of equipment, a supplement, or other equine merchandise only to discover that the promised advantages of said product did...
