Being Zara

From the day I picked her up at the Miami airport until her last summer 15 years later, Zara was beautiful, sweet, well-behaved, and part of our family.

Zara: 2002 – 2017
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Read my book – Piper’s Special Gift

Piper the pet therapy dog shares her special gift with many people. The story is written for children and based on real-life experiences of a real-life dog. A section at the end offers more information about pet therapy in general. Order Piper's Special Gift here.

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Little Blue Spruce

Little Blue Spruce

Apr 2, 2014 |

A tribute to a very special horse. After a good year of eventing competitions with my daughter, Little Blue Spruce suffered a horrible accident at the barn where we were boarding her - severed tendons in her front leg (2011). We did all we could to save her, but her...

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