I recently received an email reflection by filmmaker and horsewoman Stormy May about how often we interrupt horses. We do this not because we’re unkind, but because we’re enthusiastic. Her words made me think about how often I have done exactly that. We love horses, and naturally we want to connect with them. We see […]

I haven’t written much this summer. Not because I haven’t had anything to say. If anything, there has been too much. My days have been filled with hay and buckets, worry and wonder, quiet observation, small victories and the kind of care that asks you to keep showing up without knowing exactly where the story […]

Have you ever wondered why you can’t seem to make a decision, even after you’ve thought about it for days? Maybe you’ve made lists. Journaled. Asked friends for advice. Played every possible outcome through your mind. Yet the way forward still feels hidden. Many of us have been taught that healing happens through thinking. We […]

Some mornings Grace stands close to the herd with her ears soft and relaxed, as if simply being near them settles something deep within her. And yet, I can also see the toll it takes on her body. The slight hesitation before she steps forward. The careful shifting of weight. The way chronic pain quietly […]

Over the last few months, I’ve been watching my mare Grace navigate chronic pain. Not dramatic pain. Not collapse. Not the kind that screams loudly enough for everyone to stop and notice. The quieter kind. The kind that shows up in hesitation. In standing instead of lying down. In subtle weight shifts. In the careful […]

Some days at the ranch are quiet. Not quiet in the absence of sound. There are always birds, wind in the trees, the rushing of the river- but quiet in a deeper way. The kind of quiet where the world slows down enough that you can feel what’s actually there. Today, I found myself sitting […]