New Substack Story: FIGURE EIGHTS

Jill and Michael in Big Sur with Tico

Back in our jackpot years, when we were able to own and care for horses, I had a bit of a love affair with a dark chestnut quarter horse named Tico. Quarter horses are bred to work cattle. Some are trained for cutting, some for racing and some, like Tico, for cow reining, which is the art of moving and controlling a herd of cows. On the day I bought him, in the high desert near Prescott, Arizona, his then-owner boasted that if Tico had any more cow in him, he’d be a cow. He was also a pleasure to be with on the trail, and I spent some of my finest hours riding him in the redwood forests and along the streams and beaches of Andrew Molera State Park, which bordered our land... READ MORE on Substack. And don't forget to subscribe!