Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including "Horse Heaven." EVERY year in mid-September, I go to a rodeo in my neighborhood of Carmel Valley. It is so close that I can see the arenas from ...

As my seafaring German grandfather used to tell anybody who was listening, “Too soon old, too late smart.” I thought about that when I euthanized Prim, the American Saddlebred mare who had been my ...

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A rare and intimate documentary featuring a previously unseen interview with legendary horseman Tom Dorrance. Known as the father of modern natural horsemanship, Dorrance reflects on his philosophy, ...

Dorrance, Thomas June 18, 1941 – August 30, 2021 Thomas (Tom) Dorrance, 80, died peacefully on August 30, 2021 in Blacksburg, VA, surrounded by family. Tom was born in Wagon Mound, NM to Sam and Alice ...