By Steve Komadina
A New Year And New Direction?
Well, here we are 2022! Always a chance for new beginnings as we turn the calendar at the end of another year.
This is a column that talks about horses and the Corrales connection. It was started as an initiative of Corrales Horse and Mule People (CHAMP) to help horse and non-horse owners to think about living in a horse-oriented community.
The name of the column and initial essays were written by Nancy Nelson who was an active member of the board of CHAMP and an avid horse owner and rider. When Nancy ran out of ideas and topics, she asked me to continue writing the column. Many years later, I am still at it.
I have struggled all those years with the name Nancy gave the column. I often asked myself if the casual reader of the Corrales Comment had any idea of what it meant if they did not read Spanish.
“Corrales Para Los Caballos†“Corrales For The Horses.â€
As I look to the New Year, it might be a good time for a change. What would you call a column with a horse connection in Corrales? Here are some possibilities:
“Horsing Around in Corrales “ or “Horsing Around in Our Village†or “The Real Poop about Horses in Corrales†or “Corrales Saddles Up†or “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stable†or “Why We Saddle Up†or “Becoming a Millionaire with Horses by Starting with 2 Million.†At least you would know it had a horse connection!
What will the New Year bring for our Corrales horse heritage? Our population as a world and its interests is continually evolving. Our climate changes. Our free time has evolved.
Will we have more time at home with the shift to virtual offices and more time to spend in the stable without a commute? Will horses return as a necessity for going to the post office and store, with ban on fossil fuels and an unreliable renewable electric grid? Will hitching posts and diapers for buggy and wagon horses keep the poop off main street? Who knows?
This I know. Change is inevitable and often out of our control. Stay tuned and see what we will call ourself the next time this column is printed. Maybe a different language every month!