I’m in the supermarket. I’ve only just walked in. As usual, the white light shocks me. But tonight something is different. It’s like, extra bright. I squint behind my fingers… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Veterinary
Changing the world one pony, and child, at a time
It’s hard to teach old dogs new tricks, right? Even more so if there’s big odds stacked against you. Odds like culture, religion, superstition, tradition, poor education and poverty. Horses… [Continue Reading]
Mysterious Ways
‘Life is a balance of holding on and letting go’ It was October 2014. One month after Harley, the man that I loved, had taken his own life. I was… [Continue Reading]
Sweet Sugar – Manis Gula
In Indonesia, the customary manner of greeting and also of saying goodbye is that if you are the younger person you gently hold the older person’s right hand and lift… [Continue Reading]
Spectrum
Do you remember the story of Black Beauty? I’ll never forget the tears streaming down my face when he was separated from his friend Ginger, nor the horrible images of… [Continue Reading]
The importance of vaccination – goodbye Big Ears
Nine lives? Not if you don’t vaccinate! I intended to write a post one day soon about our growing family of wild island cats 😺. It was to be a happy… [Continue Reading]
Gili horse clinic
The other day I travelled to the next island, Gili Trawangan, where they were holding a horse clinic. In my opinion, the horses on Gili T, as it’s known, are… [Continue Reading]