Horseback Riding for Writers

Balance in Motion

When people find out that I ride horses, they ask a lot of questions. One of the most popular–right after asking me why I would want to ride a 1,000-pound flight animal and telling me the story of the time they/their friend/an acquaintance fell off an evil horse/pony/mule–is “how do you stay on?” People seem […]

Horseback Riding for Writers, Part 1

Today is my horse Darcy’s nineteenth birthday, so in honor of my perfect horse, I thought I’d take the opportunity to help clarify a few things about her species for my writer friends. So few people have the chance to interact with horses these days, and they end up getting a lot of ideas about […]