by LR | Mar 5, 2020 | Horses Hope Healing
After Tragedy, Leaving the Stall Door Open… Six months ago I wrote a blog post entitled After Tragedy, Leaving the Stall Door and Your Heart Open about facing the loss of a “heart horse” without closing up, giving up, or shutting down. The post...
by LR | Nov 12, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
There is something for everyone in this episode of the show FIT to be FABULOUS: The Horse Episode, hosted by Brenda von Rautenkranz. I was honored to be interviewed by Brenda for the show (starting at about 37:41) about my Maryland Equestrian Novel series of books. We...
by LR | Sep 19, 2019 | Dressed for Tea, Horses Hope Healing
The Spirit of the Horse Returns Two days ago I had to make the hardest decision– to euthanize my mare, my dream horse, Dressed for Tea. Despite a season of hope, in the end, the decision was unequivocal due to extreme pain and a dismal prognosis. Just the same,...
by LR | Sep 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Skin And Respiratory Reactions in Horses Allergies. Has there ever been a time when so many horses (and people!) are suffering from allergies? Horses often do suffer from allergies when their sensitive immune system overreacts to a variety of stimulus from the...
by LR | Aug 22, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
Hope depends on faith to keep it afloat. It may be faith in yourself and your own ability to solve problems, it may be faith in God and His ultimate goodness, or it may be faith in technology or other means. No matter, if your boat of hope is not floating on faith, it...
by LR | Aug 7, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
Despite Precautions, Laminitis Strikes My Dream Horse The same week my new Maryland Equestrian Novel series prequel, Dream Horse, was published, my very own dream horse walked in sore from evening turnout. I immediately swung into action, checking her digital pulse...
by LR | Jun 28, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
Just Because It Feels Familiar, Doesn’t Mean It’s Right What do I mean? I’ll give you an example from my experiences to become a better dressage rider. We all struggle what is called our “seat” which is in direct communication with the...
by LR | Jun 6, 2019 | Being Enough, Horses Hope Healing
Yeah, I know. Nebula isn’t really a super hero. But she is to me. Here’s why: My husband dragged me to see Avengers Endgamethis weekend. I admit I have not followed these Marvel Universe stories of super heroes so I found myself lost during most of the action and on...
by LR | May 17, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
The Best Horse May Not Be the One You Own We’ve all seen the meme “Everyone says their horse is the best. And everyone is right.” Well, I’m more right than most, because I have the best horse ever. But that was not always the case. Let...
by LR | May 6, 2019 | Horses Hope Healing
Japanese Practice of Forest Bathing and Its Health Benefits The practice of Shinrin Yoku, or “forest bathing,” has become a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japan and South Korea. The simple practice of walking under a canopy of trees...
