When Good Horses Turn Bad

May 18, 2012 Catherine Madera 0

In preparation for a week of stall confinement at the 4H fair my daughter’s horse, Gunner, is currently being boarded at a nearby stable. While a stall appears cozy and sheltering to humans, it is the equine equivalent of solitary confinement and can cause all manner of phy …

The Passions of an Introvert

May 8, 2012 Catherine Madera 2

Recently I released my second work of fiction Rain Shadow, the partly-inspired-by-a-true-story tale of love and redemption. It features (not surprisingly) a horse as a major character and  got me thinking about how seemingly unrelated elements can come together both in life …

About Catherine

Catherine Madera is an award-winning writer from the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of two works of fiction and serves as editor of the Northwest Horse Source Magazine.