Psychologists know that people who suffer from bad self image are often jealous of those whose careers, lives or personal traits they envy. Their jealousy is due to poor self esteem--they don't realize that genuinely healthy self esteem comes from...
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Mare’s Musings: Of Mozart, NYRA and Answering the Call.
This piece is going to run the gamut of emotions--so if you're not prepared, go away and come back when you're ready. From death and grief to gratitude for heroes riding in on white horses--this is what's in my head...
Book Review: “Horsenameographies: Life Stories in a Race Horse Name” — More than just a great read, a roadmap to finding our core.
Books in the Middle Ages were treasures. Not everyone owned a book, usually only royalty or those wealthy enough to afford a scribe to hand-write a book for them. These books were beautiful, no two books alike. It could take...
Horse Sense: The Cult of Celebrity, and the Fact that Horses Don’t Care.
I had coffee one day this year with an acquaintance, a businesswoman who's very good at what she does. Educated, smart, sharp and seemingly in control of her emotions (not necessarily a good thing, mind you)--her outer veneer bespoke a woman...
Livin’ on Easy Street: Beautiful Horses, Happy at Last.
When I was in high school in Watervliet, New York, I had friends who lived on Easy Street in Maplewood, a small enclave of the town populated mostly by Russian-Americans. (It was because of this delightful community of Eastern Europeans...
A New Thanksgiving Tradition–Honor Your Horse, Your People, Your Life.
Well, Dear Readers, This may not start out as the happiest blog you've ever read, but hopefully it will help you to start a new tradition, and thereby add something of substance and joy to your holiday season. I just...
BOOK REVIEW: “The Untold Story of Joe Hernandez: the Voice of Santa Anita” by Rudolph Valier Alvarado.
What is the Story of Your Life? Who are you? Where were you born? Did you go to college? Which school can claim you as an Alumna/us? What was your family like--and were you happy? Have you found vocational fulfillment? ...
“Horsenameographies”: Who be You be if You be a Horse?
"A horse is a horse, of course, of course.But who would you be if you were a horse?A horse who ran Life's Race on course?What would be your name? Caballo's the Press, pub-lish-ing sourceThat asks your race name if you...
Horse Sense: When in Trouble, Look for the Light.
I am constantly amazed by the ways in which horses choose to communicate with we mere humans: recognizing that we homo sapiens are the ones who forgot how to talk Horse--not the other way 'round--members of the equine species will...
Racing Withdrawal: Hunkering Down. Steeling One’s Self. Constructing a Plan.
The Summer of 2009 was spectacular--at least in Saratoga Springs, New York. Thoroughbred racing at its very best took place beneath the northern skies, as some of the world's most talented horses thrilled hundreds of thousands of hearts. The World's...