I’ve had the dream several times over the past months. It’s not an exciting dream, or a particularly emotional one, but it is incredibly specific. In my dream, I’m riding again. I call my horse in from the paddock. She comes readily and I slip the halter over her head. I speak quiet nonsense to […]
Rituals: Ready to Ride
I hate rushing the grooming process. For more than ten years, I’ve been riding a chestnut mare. She’s bears a strong resemblance to the great racehorse Secretariat. She can be a handful, and she is not free with her affections. But she loves her work and she and I have learned to read each other […]