I Know What Its Like. . .

This is a very transparent and painful article. For far too long this blog has been silent. It has mirrored my heart. I too have been silent for far too long. No more. I can help counsel people of all walks of life because, you see, I have walked a bit in many shoes. Experienced…

What Does It All Mean…

For many years I struggled with the questions.. “Why am I here?”, “What does it all mean?” – “Why do mean people get away with things while sweet people suffer?” Well… We may never, ever get answers to those and many other questions we are seeking to have answered but, I have learned a few…

Only Mostly Dead…

…. “Wrong! He’s only MOSTLY dead. There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead, is slightly ALIVE!” .. Quote Miracle Max “The Princess Bride” How many times can we all feel this way at different points in our lives? We feel like we’re numb to life, our situations, circumstances or other…

Silent Connection

She looked deeply into the large brown eyes that had seen and experienced abuse so similar to her own, it was physically painful. Her heart ached, cracked and twisted as she brought up the memories and discarded each in the deeply private rooms of her mind. She sobbed and clutched the mare’s beautiful chestnut and…

Rescued Ranger

“Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.” – J. Petit Senn We were not looking to add another horse to our herd. The thought hadn’t even crossed our minds. We had enough horses to manage on our own thank you very much… BUT…  One evening, one of the outside trainers…

Meet Sonny Boy

Hi my name is Sonny. I have been well cared for all my life. My former owner had me for 10 years, and we enjoyed time on the trails. I even learned something called “Dressage”. Yes, I can be a fancy pony when I want to be.  My former owner could not keep me any longer so she…

$300 For A Penny

Hi my name is Penny. My registered name is “Colorful Melody”. My former family loved me very much and took care of me as best as they could. I used to live at their own farm but, they had to sell my home and move me to another place where other people took care of me….

Outlaw Horse

 Hello, my name is Pogo. There is no easy way to tell my story because, my story isn’t easy. It is difficult, painful and shocking. Barn Mom still doesn’t know most of it and I probably don’t want to remember. Sometimes, I remember though because it comes out in my behavior even to this day……