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I have to teach Zum to trust me to put a shipping helmet on his head. A shipping helmet is extra precaution that a horse doesn’t hurt his head when traveling long distances in a trailer. Zum doesn’t like anything put on his head.

Sticking to a passion like training a young colt is power. Learning to have patience is power. Power lies in the ability to trust and hold fast to what you know in your heart is the right thing to do.

Zum still doesn’t like paper. He doesn’t understand the sound a paper bag makes when it is crushed. I have to introduce a paper bag to Zum slowly.

I read yesterday that Randall Davey, an artist from New Jersey who took up permanent residence on Upper Canyon Road in Santa Fe in 1920, also bred Arabian horses! His Arabian mare was named Santa Fe! My grandmother Helena was an artist and she lived many summers on Canyon Road in Santa Fe around that time. I wonder if they met? I wonder if they inspired each other? My grandmother loved Arabian horses and she bred Arabian horses in Colorado. I am so happy to find out that Arabian horses were once loved and cherished in Santa Fe!

I am a trail guide teaching beginner riders how to ride horses in the mountains and desert. At the same time, my horses are my guides. For most of my life, my most important decisions have been based on what is best for my horses. My horses are guiding me to all the right people and places.They are leading me to the best I can be.

My youngest doctor is a long-haired Chihuahua named Larissa. When I first saw her, it was love at first sight. She is inquisitive, feisty and independent. She and I adore each other. It is love at second sight too!

My other doctor is Puppy! Mimi had one son and this is Puppy. Puppy looks like a Papillion so it is a miracle that Mimi, a short haired Chihuahua mix, is his mother. Puppy is the most cheerful dog in the world. His two favorite things are to chase Prince Clover and give me kisses!

The other part of the saying I heard is that dogs are our doctors. I am so grateful to have lots of doctors in my life. Here is my oldest dog named Mimi. She is a short-haired Chihuahua mix. She loves to dig into my lap and find a soft spot to snooze!

I heard a great saying today that cats are our nurses! This is Galaxy, my big white cat. He was a stray in Phoenix for the first year of his life. I rescued him from a cat rescue. Now he loves to stretch out and purr with loud contentment!

The beautiful thing about my relationship with Kamar is that our affection is mutual!