“I hear her in my mind when I ride!” A Tribute to Jane Savoie from Lynn Palm

“I hear her in my mind when I ride!” A Tribute to Jane Savoie from Lynn Palm

Jane Savoie, Lynn Palm, and Rugged Painted Lark. Photo by Rhett Savoie One of our favorite things at TSB is when our amazing and inspiring authors connect. What better than to...
How a Rescue Horse Survived the Odds…and Found the Love of a Family

How a Rescue Horse Survived the Odds…and Found the Love of a Family

Photo courtesy of Dr. Dan Dickinson The TSB 2021 Horse Books & Videos Catalog is now available to download (see below link) or request by mail from our website (click...
Riders Must Have “the Will”

Riders Must Have “the Will”

Photo by Arnd Bronkhorst In her new book, HOW TWO MINDS MEET: THE MENTAL DYNAMICS OF DRESSAGE, Beth Baumert explains how to optimize the use of your “thinking mind” in order...
TSB Author Cathy Woods on Yoga, Riding in the Smoky Mountains, and Finding the “Super Chill”

TSB Author Cathy Woods on Yoga, Riding in the Smoky Mountains, and Finding the “Super Chill”

Photo by Dell Hambleton It is always so interesting what we bring to our horse lives in terms of experience. Our pursuits or interactions with the world outside the barn...
Our Friend Jane Savoie

Our Friend Jane Savoie

Jane with Woody and Emma in South Strafford, Vermont. Photo by Rhett Savoie. I first met Jane Savoie when I was 19. I was home from college and looking for...
What Got Us Through 2020

What Got Us Through 2020

What saved us in 2020? We had books to publish. The ever-present routine that is our (often overwhelming) publication schedule actually kept us sane: In March, while some titles idled at...
We’re Grateful This Holiday Season

We’re Grateful This Holiday Season

The snow has piled high outside the TSB offices in Vermont, and we are feeling grateful for many things. In a year that challenged us all in ways few of...
3 New Horse Books That Will Make Great Gifts for ANY Horse Lover

3 New Horse Books That Will Make Great Gifts for ANY Horse Lover

It’s true…doing what we do means we get to read A LOT of horse books. Books for different disciplines, different breeds, different techniques and modalities. There definitely is a book...
Early Morning Writing, COVID Vetting, and a Vomiting Princess: 24 Hours with Dr. Stacie Boswell

Early Morning Writing, COVID Vetting, and a Vomiting Princess: 24 Hours with Dr. Stacie Boswell

One of the things we have been incredibly thankful for during this strange year is the contact we have been able to maintain, albeit virtually, with the TSB authors with whom...
“Did you say jumping…no stirrups?” “Yes,” says Anne Kursinski

“Did you say jumping…no stirrups?” “Yes,” says Anne Kursinski

Photo by Amber Heintzberger There are many reasons November is my most unfavorite month of the year. In Vermont, it means needing a flashlight to find the car when I...
Fergus the Horse Celebrates 20 Years

Fergus the Horse Celebrates 20 Years

He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and a surging presence on Instagram. Each day, he and his diverse group of friends share their mishaps, their successes, and...
“Really, most people out there in the world are good. I’ll always believe that.” Lessons from a Cross-Country Trip on Horseback

“Really, most people out there in the world are good. I’ll always believe that.” Lessons from a Cross-Country Trip on Horseback

When Melissa Chapman was 23 years old, she said goodbye to her happy, loving family, her job, and her boyfriend. Carrying a puppy named Gypsy, she climbed aboard a horse...