Over twenty years ago, Jane Walentas saw a battered old carousel from the 1920s. It had 48 horses and two chariots. The horses’ bodies were covered with multiple layers of varnish that defaced their original bright colors. Jane was determined … Continue reading
John Keats For quite a few years, I’ve been teaching at one library or another. One of the best things modern libraries do is offer rewarding classes of many different kinds for its patrons. There you can find people learning … Continue reading
“There’s nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.” The only change I would make in this little gem of wisdom is “for the inside of a man or woman.”
Horse people are taking another look at breezes and the danger they pose to two-year-olds who are forced to run them. Breezes, according to a new article in The Wall Street Journal by Dionne Searcy, are exercises that these young … Continue reading