History Archives - Barbara Breckenfeld

Giving thanks for horses

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2017-02-27T10:04:40-08:00October 23rd, 2015|History, Inspiration, Uncategorized|

Horses inspire me in hundreds of ways. I love their beauty, their athleticism, their gentleness, curiosity, intelligence, and their sense of humor. I marvel at their sensitivity, their mastery […]

Straight from the horse’s mouth

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2017-02-27T10:04:40-08:00September 11th, 2014|History, Inspiration, Uncategorized|

Because I’m also a writer, I love noticing how horses left hoof prints all over our language with some of the most colorful expressions in modern English. These sayings entered our […]

Horses of many colors

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2017-02-27T10:04:40-08:00August 22nd, 2014|Creativity, History, Uncategorized|

In a thoughtful post titled, Horsing Around, filled with gorgeous images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, curator Barbara Drake Boehm tells us about horses in the Middle Ages.

Inspired […]

Hoofprints through history

By Barbara Breckenfeld|2017-02-27T10:04:41-08:00July 20th, 2014|History, Uncategorized|

“Man’s Best Friend, Hoofed Department”

I dearly wish I’d seen this exhibit in 2008. I am always hungry to learn more about the role horses have played in […]

"Horses' Sense of Touch - Equine Sensitivity Requires Our Thoughtful Handling" appeared in the August 2019 Northwest Horse Source magazine's Equine Wellness column. Read the article here

"Horse Sense(s) - How Horses Taste, Smell, and Hear" was published in the Equine Wellness column of the January 2019 Northwest Horse magazine. Read it here

"Through Your Horse's Eyes - Understanding Equine Vision" appears in the Equine Wellness column of the December 2018 Northwest Horse magazine. Read it here

"Horse Nature - Why Horses Think and Feel as They Do" was published in the Northwest Horse Source's Equine Wellness column in November 2018. Read it here.

"The Autonomic Nervous System - Understanding Your Horse's Reactions" appears in October 2018's Equine Wellness column of the Northwest Horse Source. Read it here.

"Equine Body Language - Can You Speak Horse?" was published in the Equine Wellness column of the March 2018 issue of the Northwest Horse Source magazine. Read it here.