Welcome
This site is devoted to the health and the spirit of the horse.
Here you will find natural horse care articles and resources, equine rescue links and poetry, and equine book and gift stores.
Make sure to check out my latest news as well as the disclaimer below.
A Sage By Any Other Name...
What's in the name? Sage - well, it is the name of a very special horse, and it also means wise and is derived from a Latin word meaning to heal.
Then
there is the herb connection - salvia or sage - just
another link to nature.
Ultimately, though, it means how animals (including humans but especially horses) have an innate sense or wisdom about things like health, healing, their environment and energies around them.
We are wise by our very nature and we just need to listen better to ourselves and to our horses.
Heaven is high and earth wide. If you ride three feet higher above the ground than other men, you will know what that means. ~Rudolf C. Binding
I am writing a book! Stay tuned for updates here as well as on Twitter and my blog. In the meantime:
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You can now find me over at Horse City where they just reprinted an article I previously wrote for The Equinest.
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The Summer 2009 issue of The Horse's Hoof features an article about Sage and her hooves and our recent experiences.
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Make sure that you check out the new page, Evolution of Sage, where the jigsaw puzzle that is Sage is being completed. You can also follow the latest developments on my blog.
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My latest poem is one for a little foal who died tragically in early June. His name is Malachi, and he was born of a wild BLM mare that was adopted by Joe Camp. Read the ode, and then read why we need messengers like Joe and Malachi in "Horse I Am".
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My latest article on this website is My Horse, Her Stress, and My Responsibility.
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Make sure that you check out the blog for more frequent updates, especially if you like to follow Sage. Two additional places to find Sage and I are on Twitter and over at The Equinest where I am a weekly guest author.
A Word About The "Experts"
I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond
that, my art is not above the ordinary. ~Mark Twain
I do not profess to be an expert; I
am far from that. I leave that job to the horses. Watch, listen to,
and know your horse
well; there are no better experts or teachers on natural horsemanship and
natural horse care than horses themselves.
I maintain a healthy respect for, and healthy wariness of, those who call themselves experts. I have learned to be guided by my horse, my instincts, and a thirst for knowledge. I only know a little bit about a lot of things, but I know a lot about my own particular horse - and that is what really counts.
Be wary of human experts, and don't just follow the flock
to do
what everyone else does.
When we keep horses the
way most people have become accustomed to keeping them, it can very
often have negative impacts on
their health and well-being, especially their
guts (like colic) and their
hooves.
Horses can adapt to domestic
life, and have done just that, but often not without some kind of ill-effects.
I have more thoughts on all this in my articles.
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill
This Site Is 100% Free For You And Your Horse
The
information on this website is free, but Sage's care and my
babysitter are not
:). If you find value, enlightenment, or just a little comfort
somewhere on these pages please help support my writing by
purchasing through the stores on this site and the links to Amazon;
I will make a small commission on each sale.
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