To load the trailer with the horses and ask the dogs to mount up in the back of the truck. Within two hours we would be at the trailhead. The wilderness in Montana belongs to all of us. Buckeye the trusted gelding, crossed every creek or plowed across trails with...

It's worth every lesson, every vet bill and hauling of hay. They survive blizzards and minus 40 degrees in winter. They could founder with the lush green grass in spring. High temperatures in summer bring showers of water from...

He came to me because he barked all night. When I adopted him, the man handed me a bottle of pills. "Give him these to stop his barking," he said. I looked at him and politely took the pills as Benny climbed into the back of my Outback. We had two hours to drive home...

My drawing is on her wall. She last texted me: Gonna shoot for a breakout today, bust free from the hospital. I’m not going to make it long. A text back wouldn’t do. She answers my call. “What the hell do you mean by that?” I say to her. “I just want to get home.” Her...