Legitimate conclusions about character can be drawn from looking at a horse’s body: coat condition, weight, posture, muscling, head carriage, tightness around the eyes or mouth, and so on. In other words, subtle signs of nutrition &/or tension &/or muscle tone &/or lack of same. Hair whorls are handed out at birth. This makes themContinue reading “Swirls”
Category Archives: Horses
Let Me In!
Horses are made to be out grazing. I learned this 30 years ago [How I Learned to Think Like a Horse] and have believed it fervently ever since. Unfortunately, no one told Rodney & Milton. They love their stall. We have one stall, attached to our run-in shed. It’s not the ideal arrangement, but theContinue reading “Let Me In!”
To Show or Not To Show
I wasn’t going to the show this weekend. Truly. The plan was to show less than last year. This year was to be for learning, for letting my budget recover, and for bonding with the home team. Then, the day before the trailer left, I had an outstanding lesson. The kind of lesson where thingsContinue reading “To Show or Not To Show”
Foto Friday: Happiness is a Afternoon Hay Snack
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Combined Driving Lesson
Our first combined driving lesson with Kate Bushman of Franklin, TN.
Custom Ornament from Hamer & Clay
Saddle Seat Wednesday I read about these on The $900 Facebook pony: Hamer & Clay wins Christmas. Want! Without tack & rider, Rodney or Milton would look kinda generic. Who to get? Sam, of course. I sent her a pile of links to various photos with a wodge of instructions, including an invitation to improveContinue reading “Custom Ornament from Hamer & Clay”
Milton’s Real Name
If I ever show Milton at the FEI levels, I will have to pay $1000 or show him under his racing name. The FEI will first default to the name of the horse in a document issued at birth … (or) … the horse’s first studbook document … (or) … the first original document issuedContinue reading “Milton’s Real Name”
Virtual Brush Box 