Milton was soliciting attention, so I grabbed the Cowboy Magic and detangled his tail. They both love this. To preserve the hairs, I use my fingers rather than brushes or combs. Grab a hunk of tail. Separate out hairs one by one. Grab a new hunk. Keep going until tail is free of snarls. Doesn’tContinue reading “Thereby Hangs a Tail”
Category Archives: Horse Behavior
Sensitive Fellow
Milton still hates to be brushed. He doesn’t even like to be rubbed with a towel. All horses like towel. I’ve had sensitive horses before, usually evident in the summer. My first horse was groomed with a towel in summer. Previous Horse was groomed with a hose when it was hot. This is different. MiltonContinue reading “Sensitive Fellow”
Widdling Thoughts
In Thoughtful Equestrian: Plan Your Pee, a blogger discusses her horse’s weird urination habits. So, it got me thinking about urination habits around here. Milton hates to pee in his stall. If he’s in for an hour, if he’s in for three hours, the first thing he does upon exiting is to park out. AsContinue reading “Widdling Thoughts”
What Comes After 11?
In the past, I have claimed that Rodney has his knobs on 11 [Zeno, New Year]. I was wrong. He’s cranked those suckers way beyond that. His neck was sore. Either from 1) changing his mind about electrical therapy [Zap], 2) an underlying chronic condition, or 3) playing Bite Your Buddy with Milton. A boutContinue reading “What Comes After 11?”
Hunting Zebras
While I do not rule out an emotional component, it appears that Rodney’s overreaction to his minor injury [Back Issues] had more to do with me using the wrong meds. In medical school, my husband Greg was told that the world has many more horses than zebras. Therefore, don’t go looking for zebras. In otherContinue reading “Hunting Zebras”
Back Issues with Rodney
Can a horse’s body remember trauma from a decade ago? On the upside, Rodney and Milton continue to play [Downs & Ups, Outtakes] On the downside, they now come in with with bumps and bangs. Milton peeled a thin, 2-inch-long layer of skin from the center of Rodney’s back. (In an extremely inconvenient place forContinue reading “Back Issues with Rodney”
Liberty Horse
Rodney and I have been groundworking sans tack. On Sunday, he started, stopped, and trotted through his poles [More]. It went well. Then it didn’t. In other words, I pushed for one more than I should. So, I send him around the ring at a trot. He objected by dropping the front end and reversingContinue reading “Liberty Horse”
Virtual Brush Box 