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Horses and Victims
Lacy cowered in the closet, her arms wrapped tight around her legs and listened to the footsteps coming closer and closer. The door swung open and she tried to scream but she couldn’t make a sound as...
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Fear and How You See the World
© Forca | Dreamstime Stock Photos & Stock Free Images A few posts ago I talked about Horses and Victims–about fear distorting how an animal or human deals with the world. Sometimes the reaction is...
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Horses, Alternative Medicine and My New Book
Portia at 29 When I got my mare Portia over twenty years ago, alternative care for animals was in its infancy and generally frowned on by traditional veterinarians. While I had tried acupuncture for a...
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Animals as Characters
Like most writers when working on a novel, I usually create detailed character sketches of the main actors in my stories. These will feature physical descriptions, often including pictures of people...
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Weekend Snippets #11
. I’m back and continuing with a snippet from FOREWARNING, the first book of my Horses and Healing Mysteries series. . Kasey Martin, an energetic healer who has renounced her skills, awakens in the...
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Weekend Snippets #12
. It’s Weekend Snippets time again and I’m continuing with a bit from FOREWARNING, the first book of my Horses and Healing Mysteries series. . I’m also giving a larger excerpt on the Virtual EBook...
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FOREWARNING – Free Sept. 19-23
. FOREWARNING – Free on Amazon, Sept. 19-23!! . . Grieving and guilt-stricken after her husband’s suicide, Kasey Martin has closed her energetic healing practice and retreated to her Oregon horse...
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Best Friend … Best Teacher
Today, I’m talking about a very special horse in my life and what I learned from her. This is a repeat of one of my first blogs, but I think it illustrates how important it is to get to really know...
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Sex and the Single Horse
Due to attending the Emerald City Writer’s Conference in Seattle last weekend I’m recycling another early post. This one deals with how the sex of a horse influences how you deal with him or her. Next...
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Personalities and Horses
Last week I posted about how sex or gender influences how horses interact with the world and you, as a rider or trainer. But that isn’t the only thing you need to be aware when handling these...
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The Sensitive Extrovert
Wow! What a surprise! My books, WYOMING ESCAPE and FOREWARNING, have been nominated for the PRG Reviewer’s Choice Award for “Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense.” Voting is open from through Sun, Jan 12....
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The Language of Horses
. In contradiction to what we often see in movies and on TV, horses do not constantly make noise. They don’t whinny every time someone rides them, nor do they “scream” if they are hit by a whip (as one...
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Body Language of Horses – Part 2
. Last time I focused on the front of the horse—ears, mouth, face. Today I’m going to talk about the other end. The rear is the other important area to be aware of because it’s the most dangerous. The...
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Introvert or Extrovert?
. Horses have different personalities, just as humans do. And the personality dictates how you handle and train if you want to have a successful collaboration with your horse. Today I’m partially...
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Conversations
. Since the title of my blog is Conversations With Horses, today I thought I’d talk to a couple of horses. Fictional ones, of course, featured in my book Forewarning. They are based on ones I’ve known...
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