Tootsie
I will tell you right now that Tootsie’s is an all-time great Rescue Story. I’m not bragging for me, I’m
Author: Lisa Jetland Alexander
Bruno
For the first ten years of his life, Bruno belonged somewhere. I’m not sure what those circumstances were or how
Dolly
A couple of years ago, Gordy, my sister, Kim, and I fostered and rehabbed a total of fifteen horses through
Maizey
Maizey is crazy. We call her that and we are the ones who love her. Whether I tell Maizey’s story
Gigi
Gigi’s life was spared by the simplest of lies, one invented by her previous owners, maybe even on the spot.
Mya Starting Over
Old horses, like old dogs, are hard to rehabilitate. It takes a long time for their biology to respond and
Mya
Mya is 31 years old. I always lead with that; for a horse, 31 is a magnificent accomplishment. In Mya’s
Molly
I want to believe that Molly was wanted, was loved and attended to, for at least some part of her
Rescue Stories
It has been a year — no, more than that — since I have written here. I have missed it,
I Hear Voices
Not all the time, but fairly persistently throughout my youth and adulthood, I wished for the ability to connect with
Feeling For
I know what is hard about this. I know what is hard about losing an animal. Ask me about Andante.
Help Wanted
My timid little blog has been sitting idle. One month has stretched to two and now three have passed without
Back in the Saddle
I actually used that phase on someone this week. “Glad to hear you’re back in the saddle”, texted in response
The Gigi Dilemma
There are a great many dogs in this house. It would be easy to conclude there are too many
The Science of Muppet
There is only one Muppet, extraordinary little creature that she is; she is truly in a class by herself. Well,
The Story of Muppet
I have a word of caution for you all: If you are at your vet office and someone sits next
Making Change
Sometimes, change happens with such a slothful lack of urgency that it twists me in knots of pent-up energy for
Keeping Promises
Those of you who have been following along here since nearly the beginning, know Molly’s story. How, abandoned to the
A Puppy and Some Ponies
So, um yes, if you read my last post you know that I was in need of some lifting up
Door Number Eight
It is the last day of January and the first post I have made in this year. I am climbing
