How Tom the Wonder Horse Found Us a House

When we moved back to the U.S. from Australia, Tom came, too. People are surprised that we flew him back, but you don’t leave family behind.

Zach HookerMay 7, 2020 Comments

Tom the Wonder Horse Saves the Day

Tom was an amazing horse. The only time I ever saw him afraid was in a town parade with the bagpipes playing right behind him. Otherwise, his reaction to scary things happening was to sigh. Deeply.

Zach HookerMay 7, 2020Comment

Tom the Wonder Horse Sounds the Alarm

November in Australia’s Blue Mountains, 1994. Stinking hot. Bushfire weather.

Zach HookerMay 7, 2020Comment

Tom the Wonder Horse Talks to a Psychic

Tom the Wonder Horse was nineteen. He was probably the oldest gelding ever to cross the Pacific, but leaving him in Australia was unthinkable. In fact, if we couldn’t take Tom, I wasn’t going either.

Zach HookerMay 7, 2020Comment

Horse Sense

Diana and I were waiting for Frappuccinos at our local Starbucks when I saw this ad stapled to the bulletin board: Charlie Granite, 10 y.o. registered quarter horse, 15.1 hh, chestnut w flaxen mane and tail.

Zach HookerApril 22, 2020Comment