“As a horse lover, you’re greeted with whinnies, nuzzled by a soft nose, and carried over the earth with the wind in your face. You’re the luckiest person alive!” That is a quote from Horse Sense and Nonsense, by Cindy Hale. Did I give you your Chri...
This blog post was prompted by two things: the shocking number of overweight and underworked horses I see on a daily basis and a recent experience at a feed store. While shopping around in our local farm store I overheard a lady and her friend discussing...
If you enjoy buying store-bought treats for your horses, you're probably already well aware of how expensive they can be. The cute, specialty cookies are usually double to quadruple the price of the giant 50lb bags of bulk treats. Aside from cost alone...
very year my barn has a mini day-camp during winter break. It's only three days and about 20 kids, but its always hard to find something that everyone wants to do. Yesterday, two of the instructors came up with the idea to make "pony pizzas". Today, ...
Everyone likes to spoil their horse and most owners regularly feed their beloved equines treats. I'm no exception, but I've been on several yards where treating of horses is banned under yard rules on health and safety grounds. Yard owners and managers...
Although it is largely the sense of touch that humans signal to the horse when riding, a good understanding of all the senses is very beneficial to effective horsemanship. The horse's hearing is far superior to that of a human, and his eyes work in ...
If you are buying a pony for your child, be sure to set ground rules before getting to the location where you are picking up the newest member of your family. If it is the first pony they’ve ever had, make sure that they know that loud noises like shrieks...
Like several other animals, horses can have the nasty habit of biting. Well, for some people, it’s not a problem if their cat or dog ‘play bites’, but having such a large beast attempting to play with you this way may not be so comforting. And, as with...
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