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A Total Eclipse of the Foxtail
Season 2 Episode 21
A weed can be growing beside you for years without causing a bit of trouble. Then somebody teaches you its name — and tells you to be afraid of it.
Su…
16 hours ago
I'm Sorry, Please Forgive Me
Season 2 Episode 30
I'm Sorry, Please Forgive Me
(I love you, thank you)
This week, I’m thinking about all the things we apologize for that might not require an apology at…
1 week ago
But Will There Be Riding?
Season 2 Episode 29
But Will There Be Riding?
A social media post that took five minutes for me to write reached more than 40,000 people in a couple hours.
It wasn't my we…
2 weeks ago
A Time for Everything
Season 2 Episode 28
This week in Stable Roots, a rug becomes much more than a rug.
As I begin clearing out the room where my father died, I unknowingly prepare my heart f…
3 weeks ago
Horse with a Pearl Earring
Season 2 Episode 27
Horse with a Pearl Earring
What do a missing pearl earring, a flea-bitten gray mare named Penny, and three teenagers sleeping in a horse pasture have …
4 weeks ago
The Trees Speak
Season 2 Episode 26
A few weeks before my wedding, a tree started singing.
Christopher and I were standing beside an old pond, preparing to say our vows beneath its branc…
1 month ago
The Joy of Mowing
Season 2 Episode 25
What if mowing wasn't a chore?
This week in Stable Roots, Kim Carter reflects on why climbing onto a tractor has become one of the most restorative pa…
1 month, 1 week ago
Granny Magic
Season 2 Episode 24
Granny Magic: A witness statement from the Blue Ridge Mountains
What if the old women knew something we've forgotten?
This week, I'm taking you back to…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shut Up and Listen
Season 2 Episode 23
The Ability to Be Taught
Why horses care less about what we think we know.
What if the most important learning skill isn't intelligence?
This week, Kim …
2 months ago
A Future Me Problem
Season 2 Episode 22
What year is your problem from?
In this week's Stable Roots, Kim explores a simple thought experiment that came to her in the wee hours between waking…
2 months, 1 week ago