Hope Always Goes Clean

What happens when you find an old version of yourself in a box of dusty photographs, and realize you don’t miss her, but you’re awfully glad somebody took her picture? This week in Stable Roots, I’m turning a forgotten little building at Lavender Hill into a home for thirty years of Bramblewood Stable's history. Along the way, I’m thinking about the power of photographs, the people and horses who make us who we are, and what it means to look honestly at the life behind you without either wishing it away or wanting it back. And it all comes down to four words given to me by a reader: Hope always goes clean. For most of my life, “going clean” meant getting a horse around a jumping course without dropping a rail. These days, I have a very different idea of what constitutes a successful round. Written and read by Kim Carter for Stable Roots, from Bramblewood Stables at Lavender Hill Farm, Simpsonville, SC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stableroots.substack.com/subscribe