September 17, 2021

Your Stories

Be inspired by these reader-submitted short stories that involve the special horses that’ve come into our readers’ lives.   

The Latest

Man in cowboy hat smiling on top of horse.

Inspirational Can-Do Cowboy

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Pleasure of a Good Ride

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Learning to Dance in the Rain

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A Gelding, a Mare, a Lesson

Credit: Photo courtesy of Sharon Mastous The author with Missouri Fox Trotter gelding Sarek.

The Wisdom (and Challenges) of Age

Credit: Photo by Dalton Joyce The author’s Paint gelding Johnny, at 36.

Thinking About Johnny

Credit: Photo courtesy of Karen Pando CeCe’s value was in his gentle disposition.

What Price for a Plain Pony?

Credit: By E.K. Walker Photography, courtesy of Nyssa Sheridan Wisconsin reader Nyssa Sheridan with Morab sport horse stallion Montego’s Thunder.

My Most Amazing 24 Hours

Credit: Photo courtesy of Ed DeRousse The author with Aztec, his rescued gelding.

Horsemanship, 60 & Over

Credit: Photo courtesy of Maggie Cincotta The author on Ka Rona, after the win.

That Unreal, Fabulous Feeling

Credit: Photo courtesy of Tracy Benkendorf-Pasenko After several minutes’ gentle squeezing, the foal awoke and nursed normally.

Magical ‘Madigan Squeeze’

Credit: Courtesy of Dianne Chapman McCleery The author with her Haflinger gelding, Handsome Bill.

A Frightening Thought

Credit: Photos courtesy of Dorinda Hennings Thor shows off his calm and balance on the teeter-totter, plus paints with his owner.

A Horse of Many Talents

Credit: Photo courtesy of Jamie Thompson The author with Appaloosa gelding Cowboy.

‘Tired’ Out? Not This Pair

Credit: Photo by Crissi McDonald The author shares key concepts in this excerpt from his Journey to Softness.

An Insight Into Softness

Credit: Photo by Heidi Nyland Melocco The author (left) with her Tennessee Walking Horse gelding and clinician Julie Goodnight.

The Key to De-Spooking Shadow