Author: emtemplate

A prairie of grief

Yesterday I shared Part 1 of this piece that explores the role my horse played during a summer of grief. Today, I bring you Part...

03 May, 2020

Staying put breeds new interests

Are you on week two, three, or five with staying at home? Are you and your horse chomping at the proverbial bit desperate to escape...

10 April, 2020

Quarantine is a brutal way of life for wild horses

An email I received from the Black Hills Wild Sanctuary puts the word quarantine in perspective. Rounded up, split up, segregated, and incarcerated, our country’s...

09 April, 2020

Staying Put, Staying Safe, Staying Well

Near the end of February, I launched a freshly designed Equi-Libris website. Excited and inspired by the incredible work of EquiLuxe Marketing on the site...

31 March, 2020

Welcome the New and Improved Equi-Libris, LLC Website

Welcome to the launch of the new and improved Equi-Libris, LLC website! My name is Anna Sochocky, and I am thrilled to share my new...

25 February, 2020

Treatment of Trigeminal Mediated Headshaking

A diagnosis of headshaking can be a life sentence of pain to a horse and end any career for a rider. ​Learn more in my...

23 February, 2020

Herd-Centered Nirvana Profiled

A broodmare too old to produce. A failed racehorse prospect. A chronically lame workhorse. Each year, thousands of horses like these are sold at public...

02 June, 2019

Buffalo Soldiers Tread a Path Through History

The Union Army’s victory in the Civil War ushered in freedom for thousands of enslaved African-Americans, yet, life in the war’s aftermath continued to be...

11 April, 2019

Portraits in Horse History

Established in 1935, as part of the Works Progress Administration, the Pack Horse Library Project provided books and magazines to rural Eastern Kentucky to broaden...

01 May, 2018

Santa Fe Summer Series

Famed for its art, opera, and homegrown spicy green chilies, equestrian excellence returned to New Mexico to annually host the Santa Fe Summer Series....

30 May, 2015