Dreams of Agua Fria

Last night, I dreamt of Agua Fria. Last night, I dreamt of a friend, a friend from Pindi Pueblo I dreamt of a wild turkey on her nest full of eggs. She had covered herself with dry weeds to disguise herself At her back was a small struggling bosque along the river banks. In front, […]

The Highly Contentious Strain of Wilber Cruce Horses

The Wilber Cruce strain remains one of the most acrimoniously contested strains of Colonial Spanish horses. I do regret not taking screenshots of the various explanations of the strain’s backgrounds that have been posted on line over the last decade or so. However, I have put the relevant points of the different stories together as […]

I’m Feeling Like a Real Author Now

Yes, I have received a Winnie Award for one of my Light in the Saddle horse training books. And I should have realized I was writing outside the box when my publisher for my horse series ghosted me. I am beginning to realize my work is leading edge because at least two sites that publish […]

Deathbed Promises Log

When I requested that my brothers demonstrate that they could act in good faith, their response has been to get their lawyer to send me registered letters I need to sign for. Self-preservation 101 dictates that I don’t sign anything that is an any way connected to any of my brothers or their representatives. ESPECIALLY […]

It’s Pinworms Making Asad Itchy

When Asad stepped of the trailer last September, he had rubbed most of the hair of off his dock. He still had long tail hairs from the nottom third or so, but the top two-thirds was rubbed to shiny bare skin. Since he did not rub his tail once he got here, I assumed that […]

Helping Your Horse Survive Firework Displays

Fireworks produce a sound output that is in the 150 to 175 decibel range. Each year, many people experience some damage to their hearing as a result of fireworks. Flash bombs produce light of 7 megacandela (Mcd) and an intensely loud “bang” of greater than 170 decibels (dB). The M84 is the currently-issued stun grenade […]

Sheriff’s Deputy Lattin in Agua Fria Village

To Whom it may concern: I’m a disabled 64 year-old woman, I drove thru the stop sign at the San Isidro Crossing and Agua Fria Street this Sunday afternoon because a big black and white SUVĀ  came barreling up behind me showing no signs of slowing down, never mind stopping. I have been repeatedly harassed […]

Square Colonial Spanish Horses are Indeed Rare

When Colonial Spanish horses were first imported to North America, horses were as ubiquitous and varied in type as cars in a modern parking lot. The recent leaps in equine genetic research has helped to increase our understanding of how those horses were perceived and bred as well as how they were built. Queen Isabella […]