I remember you posting about Ben. He was so wonderfully huge. I think one could just stop at, "He was so wonderful." Thank you for sharing this with us. {{{Deanna and Kara}}}

I have a very ragged, faded UDBB "United We Ride" t shirt. Beyond wearing, but I still keep it around.

With all the shit going on in the world right now, this is a different kind of sadness, more personal for all of us. I raise my glass, too.

Chancellor, when I read that you were at your desk crying, because you are afraid it is going to kill you, I started crying! I so understand this! When I was diagnosed almost 18 years ago with malignant phylodes, a "rare" form of breast cancer, I cried every time I talked about it. I was s...

Chancellor, I have always thought of you as one of those strong amazing women who even if you weren't an equestrian, would still be a strong,amazing woman. But being a survivor of BC, I know the fear it can strike in you. Please know that the women here are a special support group, even those who ha...

With your kids coming back home, I"m glad you did this for yourself. You deserve it. He's lovely, too. Have fun! This is the proper project for this stage of life. Good on you!

I understand what everyone is saying about a puppy being hard on your older dog, but my feeling is that if you really want a puppy, go for it. Just because these puppies are on Craigslist doesn't always mean they are to be avoided. I'm sure you could tell if this was the direction you wanted to go o...

You know, this ultimately makes us all better riders, doesn't it? Working through issues with our horse. I'm so proud of your daughter and her pony! And you are a great mom!

Love it.

I joined in July of 2000 and my first post was in Oct. of 2001. It referenced a post Nabor had made, and then I asked about a friend's horse that had suddenly gone lame in a hip. I had a total of 4307 posts over the years. Rather startling. I didn't think I posted that much. I only recently returned...