My cousin e-mailed me this today. Karla happened to be spending the weekend with me, and literally and figuratively held my hand last night. I tend to push people away in these kinds of situations and I would have NEVER asked for help. Good thing she didn’t ask! I don’t have any further information right […] more

For all you tack aficionados out there, this is the first in a series of tack posts. In future posts, I will present artillery tack in 2 parts: 1. the tack 2. the tack in action (hitching up the horses). In CHAS I have 2 teams of teamster horses. The first (team 1) is Gunsmoke […] more

Driver’s training is finished and done for 2009! As Jim Horton put it (as he was tacking a horse) “I know it’s going to be a great season because I’m standing in a pile of horse (poo)” (editorial liberties taken….). Any whoooo…. A large number of people (ie – the Faubel’s plus one) stayed in […] more

Last weekend I discovered another trail head into BLM Fort Ord land. It’s “Terrance (or Terrace?) circle” and if anyone wants directions, just ask. It’s easy to get to, the best trail head I’ve been too, and it’s free! I arrived ~7:30am. It was quiet and aside from a few hikers and bikers, we were […] more

The “winds of March” have been here (and gone????). According to the weather.com, today is the last day of wind – thank goodness! I don’t do well in wind. I have longer hair right now and I can’t stand how it blows around. The wind makes me feel claustrophobic, irritable, and bad-tempered. And did I […] more