Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. Blurry photo. You get the idea. Looks like the recent bout of lameness was due to an abscess rather than a strain to his fetlock [Milton Behind Bars]. We are still holding to the frolic in the mud theory. 1) He came up lame right afterContinue reading “An Alternate Explanation”
Category Archives: Horses
Step By Step, Walking Poles
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. We are formulating the theory that Rodney wants one exercise for the day that he repeats consistently. Standard grid practice is to put down one element. Go thru. Put down second element. Go thru. And so on. The idea is to build theContinue reading “Step By Step, Walking Poles”
Horses in Advertising, Kubota
Celebrating Art Have you seen the ad for the Kubota L Series Tractors? “Kubota says that when you own horses, you don’t just own horses. You own a pasture, a barn, and hay, so you need a tractor to get every job done right.” iSpot.tv: Kubota Screenshots from iSpot page. Click overContinue reading “Horses in Advertising, Kubota”
PostUNcrossing
Random Images The world is vast & weird. Found it! Finally. I have been looking for you since … since … checks original post, My Shetland: Lerwick Today … May of last year … Why did you decide to hide in a pile of ASB show pics? Hmm. This is cute. Maybe IContinue reading “PostUNcrossing”
Why Is This Hard For You, I Mean, Yay Progress
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. One of the action items for my Lemonade List [Finding the Lemonade] is to work on trotting in the pasture. Mission bonus would include cantering and hillwork. I used to buzz around the pasture all the time with Previous Horse. Warm up? Trot onContinue reading “Why Is This Hard For You, I Mean, Yay Progress”
Center of Gravity, Notes From A Lesson
Adventures in Saddle Seat Enjoy the ride. Putting my lesson down on paper so that I have some hope of remembering what went right the next time I get out to the barn. Whenever that is. [Changing of the Guard, Horse Edition] Part of the reason I get nervous before a saddle seatContinue reading “Center of Gravity, Notes From A Lesson”
Milton Behind Bars
Horsekeeping Lucky enough to have a horse. For the second time this month, Milton has come up mildly lame after a rainstorm [Moments]. We think he is frolicking foolishly. Last time, the tweak was high up in the hind end. This time, there was a small warm patch on the inside of aContinue reading “Milton Behind Bars”
Virtual Brush Box 