As a child, I owned a horse named Cherry. He was a 17-hand Thoroughbred-Clydesdale cross, evidently the result of an intention to produce a heavy hunter, but for me he was just a great kid’s backyard horse–one I rode bareback … Continue reading →
We live on a farm. We always have cats. My granddaughter, who loves cats, lives in the city with a little dog and she can’t have cats. This is a girl who says when she grows up she is going … Continue reading →
Verne Upmier looks back over his lifetime as a horse trader with a sense of satisfaction, and is sure that he wouldn’t have exchanged his career for any other. “The horse business treated me pretty good,” he says, “and it … Continue reading →
I know, I know…this blog is about things with fur, feathers, fins, hooves…but I just have to ask. Not being a gardener since I failed miserably at it years ago (great at growing weeds, never got any produce–not even zucchini, … Continue reading →
Rain, rain, rain…. Has anyone seen Noah lately? I’m thinking that he is going to appear at our door any day now and say, “Grab the animals–it’s time to get on the ark!” I just ran outside to take a … Continue reading →
MEMORIES OF ROY ROGERS and TRIGGER Do you remember the 1930s and 40s, the glory decades of silver screen westerns, when our heroes were cowboys and simple justice always prevailed? Or, if you’re a bit younger, do you remember hours … Continue reading →
We’ve all seen pickup trucks going down the road with a faithful dog sitting nonchalantly next to the driver. Perhaps you have one of those heart-and-soul companions who happily rides with you to your every destination. Verne fondly recalls the … Continue reading →
Save the Last Dance, my August book release (for the Everlasting line, shelved with the Superromances) is in the stores now–Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Target, KMart, you name it! Or, you can find it online at www.eharlequin.com by simply typing … Continue reading →
Verne Upmier was in the business of training and trading horses long before many of us were born. He was one of the early distance trail riders, too–he rode on many of the first 65 -100 mile rides held in … Continue reading →
I got my first horse at the age of six, and have never been without one since. I first had an ancient bay mare, and then as time went on, I would ride down three miles of Minnesota gravel roads … Continue reading →