The Need to Move
A horse that constantly walks his stall is an annoyance. The bedding gets piled along the walls, manure gets ground to bits, stall mats shift and weight loss can be a problem.
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Buying a Horse
When it comes to buying a horse, there must be at least a million ways to get stuck with a bad one and about five ways to get a good one.
To get a good horse, you have to use a little common sense. Emotion is the villain.
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All horses produce manure – and lots of it.
The average 1,000-pound horse produces about 50 pounds of manure a day…and this does not include the bedding. When you consider the horse eats about 25 to 30 pounds of feed a day, the manure production is an amazing feat.
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Getting Ready to Travel
It has been a tough winter, but it is time to set our sights on the new riding season. The cabin fever approaching now can be worse than the flu season!
In preparation for travel and focusing on your horse trailer, it might be to early to un-winterize the trailer, but here are a few things you really need to do now.
I spent a good amount of time talking to the Federal folks and our state Motor Vehicle folks about new laws and regulations on horse trailers for traveling.
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A Horse, Of Course
Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh; out to buy presents, on the very last day!
It’s Christmas time, and horse time, and present time.
Whenever I think of Christmas I think of the horse that first pulled Santa’s sleigh – after all, Santa started with a horse long before he switched to reindeer.
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What’s Up, Doc?
Just like Bugs Bunny, many horses love carrots. Luckily carrots are very nutritious and make a great treat.
The one thing carrots are famous for is improving sight. This theory got started during World War II. Britain’s Royal Air Force pilots supposedly ate large amounts of carrots. It was said this diet allowed them to see German bombers.
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Expand Your Riding Experience
When I attend horse related events, I am always fascinated at some clinicians and trainers that preach to folks about doing this or that in the round pen. Often there are books or DVD’s on how to work your horse in a round pen.
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Horse Microchipping
Many years ago Don sent a good race-bred Quarter Horse mare to a stallion for breeding. Unbeknownst to Don the owner of the stallion and his wife were going through a bitter divorce.
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Oh, My Aching Back!
“Back stiff,” Walter groaned.
“Well, we’ll do a few exercises to supple you a little. It’ll loosen you up.”
“Back sore, back aching,” he protested.
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