At the Horse Sanctuary
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What Scares Me the Most
What scares me the most isn’t the fact that I was almost killed on Monday. Horses are unpredictable. If every volunteer I train at the ranch goes home every day with that fact engrained in their thoughts, then I’ve done my job for the day. Horses are huge, powerful, and they move fast. Our job as Continue reading
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Horse Mommy
It was towards the end of my morning, perhaps 45 minutes before it was time to feed the horses, when I heard the words. I had taken my oldest gelding up to the breezeway to take off the three-day-old wrappings I’d placed on his hoof to heal an abscess. One of my volunteers and her Continue reading
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An Impossible Nuzzle
Nearly every person that comes to our ranch has a connection with one particular horse. They fall in love with all of them, naturally, but there is usually one with whom they share a powerful bond. Before I started volunteering at Tierra Madre, I used to think that everybody chose their “favorite” horse based on Continue reading
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That One Time I Had the Perfect Comeback Exactly When I Needed It
Tierra Madre’s benefit dinner and silent auction was a success on many different levels. The ranch raised just under $9,000 for the horses and everyone had a great time. And on top of this, I personally learned a valuable lesson in setting boundaries and standing my ground for well-earned respect. Our event started at 6pm, and beginning at Continue reading
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The Wonderful Madness of Putting Together a Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction
Some time in December of last year, I had the idea of putting together a Big Event for Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary. Something that would get the attention of potential corporate sponsors. Something we had never done before. I vaguely thought about silent auctions. This Big Event needed to be a fundraiser, and those surely Continue reading
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Sunny
It’s 1 am on May 14th, and I can’t sleep. I am floating. Celebrating. Rejoicing. Tonight (technically it was yesterday, I suppose), at 9:20 pm, I watched this precious baby girl come into the world. We didn’t think it was going to happen then. In fact, around 8 I was preparing to get some sleep before Continue reading
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Baby Watch
For those of you following along on my Facebook and Instagram accounts, you know that we saved a pregnant mare from slaughter two and a half months ago at my ranch. We have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of her foal for ten long weeks, and now – as of April 27th at 9 pm Continue reading
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Slowing Down Time
I have absolutely no idea where this year is going. It sounds so cliché to keep insisting that I blinked and suddenly found myself four months into 2015, but that’s truly how I feel. With full time work (read: 31 horses to take care of) and then some, full time school, friends and family and Continue reading
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Whirlwind
You guys. Where is 2015 going?? I blinked and half of April went by. I think of blogposts I want to do each day but just don’t have time to write them! I tend to focus too much on what I haven’t done as opposed to what I’ve accomplished in any given time frame. For example, Continue reading
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Sonora
Sonora is my 11-year-old sorrel paint mare that came into my life on December 16, 2014. I didn’t intend for her to become my horse at first, but she certainly did. The Saturday before I met her, I was at work when the owner of Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuary came up to me with a concerned look on his face. Continue reading
Shorts and Snippets 