I try to be vigilant about de-worming my horses on a regular basis but I often find myself putting it off just because of one horse and the drama involved. Little Bud, my miniature donkey, is so easy to give the de-worming paste to; I don't even need...
I went to a small local "Tack & Horse Auction" recently with some friends. We went to look at tack and for one friend to sell a couple of old saddles. I told myself that I was not going to look at the horses; I was there for the tack portion only. I ...
(As told by Little Bud himself) I am a spotted miniature donkey with a lot on my mind. I know this site is about horses and I'm not really a horse, but I am part of the equine family. I can do almost everything that my horse siblings can do. I even mimic...
If you have a mare in your herd does that mean she will be the dominant one? Are mares normally at the top of the order in a herd? Does the mare's place in the herd depend on the horses she is with? My mare, Sierra, is at the bottom of the herd at home...
I bought an auction horse even though someone had told me to not do that. The day after the auction, as soon as the sun came up I was staring at this skinny horse with big sad eyes. I had tears in my eyes, wondering why I bought this poor guy. He ...
When I started blogging for "OfHorse" I figured I would lose interest after one or two blogs. Here I am after approximately 2 months and 18 blogs later and I still seem to have a lot on my mind. My horses inspire me to write and I try to write from the...
I have had the same 4 equine for 2 years now. Within a week of adding Sierra to the herd everyone had the feeding routine figured out and nothing has changed in the last 2 years. So what changed a few days ago? Nothing! In my herd Peanut gets fed first...
My last blog talked about my surprise lesson in learning to pay attention to my horse. I learned so much from that accident, most of all that coming off of your horse hurts. For years I continued to ride Harvey, mostly just in enclosed areas and not ...
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