(Article by Sara Licht for the Wisconsin Horsemen’s News)

When I was 12 years old, I would often have dreams at night where my horse Tootsie and I could talk telepathically and understand each other as clearly as you and I do in normal conversation. Alas, our level of communication in waking hours left much to be desired. I did the best I knew at the time; however we were both often frustrated. I loved her and believe she loved me, yet my dreams revealed a desire for a deeper …

On a warm Spring day, two of my friends, ages 8 and 5, made this free-standing painting with materials I found at the Restore center located in Madison.

The materials I gathered from Restore which inspired this project were 4 panels of wood that had probably been shelves, sized 1′x4′, and 3 packs of heahinges, each pack containing a pair.
Here is the other side of the painting.  Both boys worked together joining the boards with hinges, and then they coated one side of the boards with a fairly heavy layer of …

These 5 videos below will show some of the timing and methods I used to help this horse learn some beginning groundwork:
This young Quarter Horse was tamed in a few days by my friend and dressage trainer Meghan Kavanah, who brought him from having no interest in people whatsoever, to haltering, beginning leading, and developing a good curiosity for human interaction.   I only had one session with him as I was on my way back to Wisconsin, and I didn’t want to break his trust and confuse him, so you’ll …