The Psychology of an Exciting Moment

Note from Maddy Butcher: A few years ago, on a beautiful, sunny day, my friend, Raechel and I headed out for an end-of-summer, celebratory ride. We each took two horses and two dogs. Oh, and a donkey. We rode about 8 miles, climbing some 2,000 […]

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Two for the Price of One!

For a limited time, you can buy Horse Head: Brain Science & Other Insights and A Rider’s Reader: Exploring Horse Sense, Science & Sentiment for just 19 bucks. Priority shipping not included. Two for the price of one! Order here A Rider’s Reader is Maddy […]

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Cayuse Corona Community, Week Four

A note from the Editor: Here at Cayuse Communications, we’ve been thinking about our community of horse owners and riders. How best to come together and share during this time? We’ve reached out to friends to see how they are making lemonade from lemons and […]

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A Change Coming On

Websites are like homes. They have framework, contents, wiring, and color. They also have healthy doses of intangibles like feel and history. Ten years ago, I established NickerNews as a way to interact with the horse community and to fulfill a journalistic jones that I’d […]

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