Last October, we were helping fund raise for the Jane Goodall Foundation. Dr. Jane was coming to our ranch to do a trail ride in the woods. Her supporters were paying a fortune to go with her. We were to provide the horses and the supervision. I was a nervous wreck. The last time I…
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Choosing a Horse off the Race Track: The Facts
Photo caption: just some of the OTTB’s, past and present at Square Pegs [This is something I originally published about eight years ago. In light of all   the thoroughbreds that are needing rescue from slaughter lately,it seemed to merit re-posting.] Somehow, the story always goes like this; “Poor Champ was skinny and abused when I…
For the first time in seven years, I’ve decided to take a break from teaching
Six days a week, in all four seasons I’ve been in the arena teaching. And I have loved (almost) every minute of it. I felt like I had to teach in order to be fulfilled. So when I came home from four days in Mexico, I was worried in that I didn’t have the urge,…
San Francisco Cronicle article today about GreatNonProfits.org
Today’s SF Chronicle ran an article about GreatNonProfits.org. If you haven’t visited the site, you might want to treat yourself. Square Peg’s profile is located at http://www.greatnonprofits.org/reviews/square-peg-foundation It’s so refreshing to see technology innovate to bring attention the the causes you care about and not just the ones that can afford to get your attention. …
Looking Back on Lad – a love story
Looking back on Lad’s 30 years of life, I realize that he acquired more friends and touched more lives with joy than a lot people. At 17.2hh and 29 years old he looked his age. His lower lip hung loosely and he would drool. His fat belly hung so that down his huge withers and…
Let’s Talk
We are going to pepper this blog with stories of horses, the kids they touch, about the nature of real learning and reflections about what education is and isn’t. You will meet people who have graced the ranch with their presence and left us all wiser and richer. We are going to publish the artwork…
shortest days
Even in the long days of summer, I never seem to find enough time to ride as much as I’d like or to do as much as I’d like to get done, so losing 6 hours of daylight certainly cuts into that mix! … Some days – however short, turn out to be very good days. 
guest blogger – Sigourney Jellins
I careen down the twisting, narrow road until the red Square Peg Foundation barn appears on my left. I jump out of my truck to open the ranch gate. Inside, horses lounge in their paddocks pestering each other over the fence. Two pygmy goats scavenge for food. And Bridget, an incorrigible miniature horse, terrorizes all…
Let’s start a movement!
“Let’s Start a Movement” Starting Square Pegs has given me the opportunity to meet and interact with some really famous people. Anne Firth Murray, Jane Goodall, Sir Elton John (seriously, he kissed me on both cheeks!) and more. But there is one couple that I have had the unlikely opportunity to sit across the…
A student’s perspective
My name is Max Freiberger. I am in 8th grade. I’m here to share with my you what it’s like to be a kid with disabilities. I am one of those kids, because I have Tourette’s syndrome, ADHD, and other health problems. I want to let you know how they affect my life. Tourette’s Syndrome…
