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The Arrogance of Training Animals Silly Tricks.

Do you follow the Iditarod, too? Northern breeds are such athletes with their instincts on full display. These half-wild dogs...
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Thanksgiving: Our First Horse Was a Dog

Meet my dogs, Preacher Man, Mister, and Jack. They're in the doorway to my writing studio. It's Thanksgiving night, which...
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Book Launch: Say Hello to ‘Undomesticated Women’ by Anna Blake

  It's before dawn on a Friday morning and I'm in an RV park in Amarillo, Texas. I've been mud-wrestling...
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Undomesticated Women. Anecdotal Evidence from the Road

30 states, 2 oceans, 14,000 miles, 8 months Welcome to our year of living compactly. My dog, Mister, and I...
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Undomesticated Women, Anecdotal Evidence from the Road

Amanda and Stable Relation at the Pan Am Games. I don't know if I told you......
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How to Attend a Clinic

Gray Mare memories: It was one of the first clinics I ever attended. The clinician was famous; I signed up...
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Travelblog: Introverts Everywhere

Humans spend so much time trying to “make” horses do things. I’m a little more fascinated these days with what...
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Travelblog: Introverts Everywhere

Humans spend so much time trying to "make" horses do things. I'm a little more fascinated these days with what...
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Travel Blog: Shall I Be Mother?

Say hello to Bruce. He is the spokesmodel for The 2018 Long Ears Tour, an unexpected title bestowed on my...
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Travel Blog: Addressing the Vegetarian Haggis

  Distant Balmoral Edinburgh, Scotland. The first moments in a new country are never the best....
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Travel Blog: Kangaroos Ahead

Here is another weird thing about my job. I never have any idea where I might end up. First, I...
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Travel Blog Photo Challenge: Airport Story

Australia Verson: It's all about me. Me at the Melbourne airport. Me waiting for my flat white, teenager in line...
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Travel Blog: Why I Should Stick to Horse Blogging.

Confession: I have zero credibility as a food blogger. Each and every meal we had was spectacular. Nothing less. Even...
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Travel Blog: A Leap of Faith

I get in cars with strangers. That's me by the airport curb with a suitcase. If things are going well,...
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Travel Blog: Being Here Now

This is the view out the front of my deck: pastures to the ocean. I'm having a rest day, staying...
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Travel Blog: Whitebait for Lunch

I was watching first-run Star Trek episodes before I ever took a commercial airline flight. I only mention this because...
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