# Anna Blake, Author/Clinician Advocate, author, equine pro, and opinionated woman of a certain age. Dogs like me, too. Page: Feed: --- ## [Being the “Good” Horse Isn’t Easy](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/being-the-good-horse-isnt-easy) _2026-08-19 · Anna Blake_ The un-sticky wheel is important, too. ## [Weather Reports from Other Species](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/weather-reports-from-other-species-db4) _2026-08-14 · Anna Blake_ Or making peace with heat, time, and change. From the Relaxed and Forward blog by Anna Blake. Audio version for subscribers, thank you. ## [Weather Reports from Other Species](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/weather-reports-from-other-species) _2026-08-14 · Anna Blake_ Or making peace with heat, time, and change. ## [Calming Signals and What You Can’t Unsee](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/calming-signals-and-what-you-cant) _2026-08-12 · Anna Blake_ I post two podcasts a week, reading a horse essay and a dog essay. \*Enjoy this free episode of The Gray Mare Podcast and consider subscribing. Thank you! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210676313/dcdf4822ca4c19aef6e057956e37e013.mp3) ## [Calming Signals at a Horse Clinic and Running with the Big Dogs](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/calming-signals-at-a-horse-clinic-1b2) _2026-08-07 · Anna Blake_ Translating the universal language. Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Calming Signals at a Horse Clinic and Running with the Big Dogs](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/calming-signals-at-a-horse-clinic) _2026-08-07 · Anna Blake_ Translating the universal language. ## [Anna Pretends to be Jane, or History Comes Alive for Jolene](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/anna-pretends-to-be-jane-or-history-7d8) _2026-07-31 · Anna Blake_ Doing what our ancestors have done for millennia. Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Anna Pretends to be Jane, or History Comes Alive for Jolene](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/copy-anna-pretends-to-be-jane-or) _2026-07-31 · Anna Blake_ Doing what our ancestors have done for millennia. ## [Anna Pretends to be Jane, or History Comes Alive for Jolene](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/anna-pretends-to-be-jane-or-history) _2026-07-31 · Anna Blake_ Doing what our ancestors have done for millennia. ## [A Short List of Unfair Things to Ask a Horse](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/a-short-list-of-unfair-things-to) _2026-07-29 · Anna Blake_ \*Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast and consider subscribing. Thank you! ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JDhhRvcl5SST) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Sheeps... Or Things to Do While Mourning](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/sheeps-or-things-to-do-while-mourning-a9f) _2026-07-24 · Anna Blake_ Have I spoiled Jolene? Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Sheeps... Or Things to Do While Mourning](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/sheeps-or-things-to-do-while-mourning) _2026-07-24 · Anna Blake_ Have I spoiled Jolene? ## [Why I Like Ducks.](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/why-i-like-ducks) _2026-07-22 · Anna Blake_ From my memoir, Stable Relation Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Jolene meets the Grandfather Horse (Who Has Been Dead for Years)](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/jolene-meets-the-grandfather-horse-3e3) _2026-07-17 · Anna Blake_ Unstuck in time. From the Relaxed and Forward blog by Anna Blake. Audio version for subscribers, thank you. ## [Jolene meets the Grandfather Horse (Who Has Been Dead for Years)](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/jolene-meets-the-grandfather-horse) _2026-07-17 · Anna Blake_ Unstuck in time. ## [Shrews for Shakespeare](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/shrews-for-shakespeare) _2026-07-15 · Anna Blake_ You always remember your first... Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Authors, Literary Dogs, and Artificial Intelligence](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/authors-literary-dogs-and-artificial-255) _2026-07-10 · Anna Blake_ Barking back. Maybe lifting a leg... Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Authors, Literary Dogs, and Artificial Intelligence](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/authors-literary-dogs-and-artificial) _2026-07-10 · Anna Blake_ Barking back... ## [The Thing About Dimensionally Succinct Horses](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/the-thing-about-dimensionally-succinct) _2026-07-09 · Anna Blake_ #4 of 4: Not small at all. Enjoy this episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you! ## [Totally Quanked and in Search of Our Own Personal Pickleball](https://annamblake.substack.com/p/totally-quanked-and-in-search-of-109) _2026-07-03 · Anna Blake_ Watch now | What if you aren't pickleball material? 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