"The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy" is a historical fiction novel for young adults and adults combining the true story of the lif...

"FINDING FIONN"  IS A NEW RELEASE COMING OCTOBER 17TH INSPIRED BY THE KIDNAPPING OF THE FAMOUS IRISH RACEHORSE SHERGAR! On a cold,...

  My new book "The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy" will be out in the spring! It is a Historical Fiction based on the life of the f...

  From 1955 to 1960, NBC televised a western titled: "Fury." My parents didn't get a T.V. until 1956, but once they did, I HAD...

 Bold Minstrel ridden by owner William Haggard at Devon in the hunter classes.     When I was growing up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, I purchased...

Some horses get to enjoy a variety of careers in their lifetimes. Such was the case with Trail Guide. He went from a cavalry horse to a big-...

As I watch all the incompetence in Washington DC, I think about all the manure that needs to be shoveled out of that town and those governme...

Perhaps the day of the war horse is gone but their legends live on. This is true of Babieca (there are numerous spellings!) the mount of ...

 In 1956, a riding instructor by the name of Harry de Leyer from Long Island, New York went to a horse auction in search of a school horse...

Many of you are probably aware that the wonderful modern thoroughbred is descended from three Arabian horses. One of them was called the B...

Quite a while ago, I wrote a post about Napolean's horse, Marengo. As you probably remember Marengo is said to have been the favorite...

Cardigan Bay is another famous standardbred pacer and can legitimately claim to being one of the world's best race horses in any style...

When my husband and I were newly weds, we drove across the country from Oregon, where we were married, to New Haven, CT where Tom was a stud...

Not all noble and great horses are thoroughbred race horses or movie/t.v. stars. Take Joe Cody for example. He is arguably the most famo...

I am continuing my focus on trailering. My intent is not to keep you from trailering your horse but rather to make you aware of how caref...

I only know of one horse for whom a heavy metal band was named! Actually, I don't listen to heavy metal bands but I thought it was f...

Sometimes surprises happen...even in the world of big-time horse racing. When they happen there, a few brave souls actually make a lot of m...

When people come to meet my horses, a frequent question is "How long do horses live?" As I rub their faces and look into their ey...

Staff Sgt. Aaron Heliker riding with Rainier Therapeutic Riding founding Debbi Fisher. I have just started a job with PATH, International :...