My first job was at a small, shabby horse farm in the valley below my childhood home. The driveway peeled off from a curvy, gravel road lined with hotwire paddocks, all nibbled bare and dotted with broodmares....

Have you read these 5 top books for equestrian endurance riding? From conditioning endurance horses to addressing medical emergencies when there's no vet, these books should be in your library.

I wrote this post during a deep professional struggle that left me with no energy to ride faster than a walk. It's not about the hurting so much as the healing.