Category: On the loose

  • Before I dive into a deeper review of my five days with the John Wayne Riders, I have to note why I’m a week behind…

  • In the series of books I’m named for (The God Stalker Chronicles, by PC Hodgell), a major plot point is something called “the soulscape”. This…

  • With the truck in the shop and *checks calendar* only 16!!!! days until we leave for the John Wayne Cross State Ride, this is the…

  • My first foray back into endurance riding is this upcoming weekend, at Battle of the Flatlands, and we’re more or less ready. I still have…

  • I took a chance on the weather again and won, again. I’ve noticed that Tarma is much more agreeable if she’s had some turnout before…

  • Welp, I have officially plopped money down for the John Wayne ride. We’ll be attempting half of it, which per the schedule will mean riding…

  • For years now, I’ve been tormented by the annual reports from Aarene Storms, as she and her beautiful mare Fiddle tackle the John Wayne Ride.…

  • As I sat in my truck, waiting for the big diesel engine to warm up enough to haul to the barn, I hmmed and haaad…

  • Each time I head out to the pasture with my halter, I keep two ideas in mind; either we do whatever it is I’m planning,…

  • I started to write this while sitting at a truckstop waiting for my best friend caravan down to the Oregon Horse Center with me. For…