There is no basis for any of the following other than the wisdom of a very wise old cowboy. Everyone called him Boss, because he was. He managed the horse corrals where I got my first real job. Boss was the perfect image of the old West, a tobacco-chewing, spittin'...
Please read this urgent call to action from Keith Dane, Senior Advisor for Equine Protection and Rural Affairs at the Humane Society of the United States. Horses everywhere are under attack, and they need their human advocates to speak out against their slaughter. Below, you'll find easy...
Many years ago, after reading my latest story in front of a creative writing class, the teacher said, “You have the ability to make people laugh and cry at the same time, Jerry. You can create realities and draw people into them so strongly that...
[caption id="attachment_14039" align="alignleft" width="420"] Council members will work to discourage overbreeding and to promote responsible horse ownership.Photo by Anne M Eberhardt[/caption] The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is forming a "Responsible Horse Breeders Council" composed of horse breeders around the country who are...
[caption id="attachment_12927" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jessica Rekos[/caption] Jessica Rekos was buried today. Those five words have no right to be a part of our lives. They simply should not exist together in the same sentence. Jessica’s Christmas present was going to be a pair of cowboy boots, a hat...
[caption id="attachment_12817" align="alignleft" width="300"] Eyore greets the newest member of the HFH family.[/caption]Going across Texas to rescue horses is a pretty typical day for us. The call came from south Texas. A horse had been seized by law enforcement from a possible drug trade....