Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Put an elastic bracelet around your pump handle/hose faucet/whatever. When you turn on the hose, put the bracelet on your wrist. When you turn off the hose, return bracelet to handle/faucet. If the bracelet is still on your wrist, you have forgotten to turn off theContinue reading “Barn Hack, Hose Reminder”
Category Archives: Horse Care
New Equipment, Hoof Care
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. We needed hoofpicks. All of our many, many hoofpicks had gone to live in the Land of Lost Socks. So, I thought I would try the fancy ones, The Ultimate HoofPick . I’ve never felt strongly about hoof picks, with the exception of not liking theContinue reading “New Equipment, Hoof Care”
Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. How did Rodney get what looks to be an overreach injury on a rear fetlock? Turns out it has to do with the way he stands on the trailer. We have a slantload (prefer straightloads, small rant [not back]). Previous Horse used to park himself inContinue reading “Mystery Wounds and Trailering Choices”
In The Field, Accidental Photography
Random Images Milton gets put in the stall to eat breakfast. We let him out after. If I am away from the farm after breakfast, I am likely to be gripped by the panicked thought, ‘Did I let Milton out?!’ To circumvent that, I snap a pic of his fuzzy gray butt inContinue reading “In The Field, Accidental Photography”
Saddle Seat, I Wish I Could Love You
Adventures in Saddle Seat Do you have any idea how easy my life would be if I decided to rack off into the sunset on a high-stepping American Saddlebred? I’d give Coach Courtney the nod. She would find me a horse. The length of time involved would depend on my ambition and budget. If IContinue reading “Saddle Seat, I Wish I Could Love You”
Noshow Number Two
Training Journal Looks as if Rodney did not want to do bad dressage any more than I did [Finishing The Season]. Once again, I had to cancel a dressage show [Woe is I]. Same class: Intro A. Making the class as easy as possible in order to concentrate on the psycho-social issues rather thanContinue reading “Noshow Number Two”
Listening To The Call Of Nature
Horsekeeping I had intended to do a serious SitRep on Milton. I’d rather talk about poop. Both of our horses have acquired the habit of stopping in the middle of work if they need to relieve themselves. They did not learn this execrable behavior from my training, I might add. In a comment [Why!],Continue reading “Listening To The Call Of Nature”
