Alan and I are wrapping up our 4th summer at...

Finally, I am literally and figuratively back in the saddle....

Last week, I shared the wisdom of a couple of...

Just as I was incredibly naive when I started down...

Since the first of the year, I have been doing...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about a hot-off-the-presses report detailing...

I grew up in Indiana and attended Purdue University for...

It is past time to ban the slaughter of horses...

I am starting this post in a coffee shop at...

Over the past four weeks, I have been writing a...

This is the fourth installment of a series about the...

I began writing this series partly in response to photos...

Last week, I launched the first post in a series...

It is hard to be passionate about something about which...

Sometime in the last month, I ran across an article...

I have made it clear that, although I am a...

Last week, I described our less-than-stellar first day on the...

Because we travel with horses, we were nearly two months...

Out of sight, out of mind? When Russia invaded Ukraine...

Two weeks ago, I ended my post about Tippecanoe River...

The blog series I wrote about EPM early in 2020...

When I first mapped out this equitrekking trip, we planned...

As I mentioned at the end of my last post...

Last week I wrote about my beloved Arabian gelding’s surgery...

Two weeks ago, I ended my post about The Perils...

I was not at all sure what I was getting...

Once again, I am going to preempt what I had...

I raised a daughter whose mantra has always been, “Whatever...

Last week I wrote about Day One of our 3-week...

We recently embarked upon our first trip pulling our new...

This week’s feature photo shows me on my own horse...

This post will be about an incredibly successful method of...

Last week when I described our aborted attempt to reach...

Although we spend our summers in one of the most...

This will be my last post about our incredible 6-day...

By the morning of Day Five, the 34 passengers on...

The primary difference between a 5-night and 6-night trip with...

At the end of our second day on the river,...

There was so much to see and so much to...

Rafting down the Grand Canyon was Alan’s suggestion, but I...

I have written in past summers about our ride to...

On May 1st, I bought RMNP passes for one ride...

A beautiful and diverse topography can be found at Devil’s...

Before the summer heat made the open space too hot,...

I recently attended an Emergency Preparedness Clinic sponsored by several...

The parking lot and trailhead for Round Mountain Nature Trail...

Uveitis means inflammation of the uvea. That doesn’t tell you...

When I applied to the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine...

I subscribe to the Horse Network and a little while...

Many types of living creatures can suffer from stomach ulcers....

Arizona is heating up, literally. It was time for our...

The San Pedro River The San Pedro River is a...

The west Dragoons are as rocky and beautiful as the...

I have written several blogs in the past, addressing the...

According to my Facebook memories, my maiden voyage with my...

I am somewhat of a techie junkie. That is probably...

According to Montana volunteer Mark Himmel, vice chairman of BCHA,...

I have been glued to the news all week. I...

Alan and I are no stranger to wildfires threatening us,...

Let me start this post by stating that I am...

For the past couple of months, Alan and I have...

Sometimes, I wish I didn’t have any education in veterinary...

Last summer, I became aware of a very special rescue...

Most horses don’t have a view of whales spouting in...

I guess if you have to experience at least part...

Aloha from beautiful Kauai! Alan and I left the horses...

I first encountered the term risk tolerance as it applied...

In the past three weeks, I have been writing about...

Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and Equine Cushing’s Disease (PPID) are...

In Part One on this topic, I discussed the symptoms...

According to this article by the Kentucky Equine Research Staff,...

Right before Alan and I left Colorado for the winter,...

Our Arizona home is located about 6 miles from trailheads...

My husband Alan and I lead a nearly trouble-free life....

Alan and I first visited Coldwater Ranch last year, and...

One of the first memories I have of attending 4-J...

I first rode at Hillsdale State Park at least 13...

Your ISS (Injury Severity Score), SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure), GCS...

Last week, I wrote about our last Colorado ride to...

I thought I had been to Odessa Lake in the...

When I researched “Things to do in Jackson Hole, Wyoming”...

Recently, Alan and I decided to take a trip to...

I have debated for a couple of weeks about whether...

I can still hear my mom excitedly tell me, “Dad...

My favorite trail in Hermit Park remains Homestead Meadows, but...

Driving over the Continental Divide on Trail Ridge Road is...

Ouzel Lake has to be one of the most beautiful...

Alan and I rode the Crozier Mountain trail last summer....

Recently, I wrote about our ride around the Cub Lake...

I am sure I hiked Homestead Meadows when I was...

My husband and I own horses so that we can...

The Cub Lake trail is another one of those trails...

Our nearly 14-mile out-and-back trip to beautiful Bridal Veil Falls...

Riding the switchbacks to Bierstadt Lake has to be one...

The fact that the Ranger didn’t think horses could traverse...

Instead of telling you about local trails this week, I...

Our first venture into the forest this summer was to...

This is going to be an easy and fun blog...

In early May, Alan and I packed up the critters...

While some folks can ride and camp year ’round, as...

Last fall, Alan and I embarked upon our first ever...

Now that Covid restrictions are easing a bit, and spring...

Sandra Sullivan has always had a passion for horses. She...

Horseback riders and hikers can access the Middlemarch Canyon Trail...

Owning horses, or animals in general, is not for everyone....

One word describes our ride in the Chiricahua Mountains… ROCKS....

In mid-May of last year, I posted a blog about...

It is a walk back in time to visit the...

In three previous posts about Fort Bowie, I have described...

The best description I could possibly provide as an introduction...

The US Army established Fort Bowie in 1862. In 1870,...

Our last ride of 2020 was to the incredible ruins...

Imagine having the opportunity to ride right past the grave...

A recent Horse & Rider poll stated that 71% of...

Straddle Your Steed With Self-Confidence! I spent an enjoyable couple...

I recently read the results of a poll taken by...

It topped out at 57 degrees but felt much warmer...

Normally, Turkey Creek has water flowing in the creek bed....

Shortly after Thanksgiving Day, our camp hostess took us to...

Our first trailer ride off the property was to the...

When Alan and I tried to figure out where we...

Our incredible equitrekking adventure was about to come to a...

Our 12,000 mile, 13 state equitrekking adventure was nearing completion....

Kentucky Horse Park is one amazing place to visit for...

Our trip to Lexington, Kentucky was certainly an eye-opener! We...

Last week, I wrote about our trip to Purdue University,...

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote A Hole in...

Last week I wrote about Coldwater Ranch in Eminence, Missouri....

My husband and I have been on the road since...

Last week, I preempted my original blog schedule to write...