Vicky Earle

This is Audi's World enjoying a great vacation at the farm where he was born. See below for a video of him and Rizzmo. Here's my latest story. It's a piece I wrote for the December meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. The words I had to use were: dump truck; water bottle; lightning; supreme; penny; cacophony; repose; holly; pudding. I hope you enjoy reading it! Generation Gap   Alexander had known it was inevitable. He’d been sitting on an uncomfortable metal bench outsid

Prized Spirit is no. 8 with black and white silks Prized Spirit is well-positioned here (in the middle of the pack) but she didn't have enough gas in her tank to finish well. See the race video below. Shepherd.com asked me to submit my three favourite reads of 2025. I found it difficult to select them. My criteria are: I must have enjoyed reading the book (of course!); it's not a book everyone selects; and it bears some relation to my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. They are al

Toby (Rizzmo) is expecting treats! His owners are visiting and he knows there will be mints, carrots and perhaps apples too. See below...

This is Prized Spirit (Mimi) having a bath after her 4 furlong timed work. She has finally been declared fit by the veterinarian and can...

Audi's World was hoping for some treats! See below for the video of his latest race when he got squeezed coming out of the gate! He...

This is Rizzmo (Toby)! He's back at the track and back in school! Here he's waiting patiently for his groom to get him ready for his...

This is Prized Spirit (Mimi). There's a short video below, and you'll hear her trainer (Darwin Banach) talking about her future training....

One of spring's joys for me is planting pansies. They have cheery faces and can withstand our fluctuating temperatures. When a frost...

This is Audi's World (Audi) after a timed work. We were pleased with the time: he ran 3 furlongs in 37 seconds. This was his first work...

This is Toby (his racing name is Rizzmo) enjoying his preliminary training in a riding arena on March 13. See below for video clips of...

I have a favour to ask you, my readers! Please see the end of this post! Thank you. But first...a couple of video clips and a story. At...

As you know, this is the picture on the cover of the sixth book in my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. Several of you have asked, 'Will there...

This is Raven who will be 3 years old on March 1. He loves the snow and continued to enjoy the white stuff even when the temperatures...

This is I'm Dashing with his mother, I'm a Kittyhawk. See my previous post for the spectacular win by I'm a Kittyhawk in the Ballade...

A huge THANK YOU to those of you who came to the launch of Love and Death, the sixth book in my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. More than...

I'm excited to share my interview with Steve Burrows, the creator of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery Series featuring DCI Domenic...

This is a piece I wrote in ten minutes at an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The prompt was a picture of orange umbrellas on a beach...

All of us have some understanding of our changing climate and the potential devastation this is likely to cause. During one of our...