Sadness and shock at the Mill City Oregon horse abuse case…be a responsible horse owner! Continue reading this POST
Archive for the ‘Horse Sense’ Category
Trick Training Gone Bad and Other Ramblings
Several weeks before Christmas I found myself swamped with all the hubbub of the holiday chaos. I breezed in and out of our horse’s lives with little time to spare for riding – only to feed and pass out some kindly pats on the neck. Then it got bitterly cold and I blanketed everyone up snug and got even quicker with my feeding and visiting regime, trying to limit the… Continue reading this POST
Finding The Right Horse
Horses have personalities just like people do. And just like people, some personalities mesh really well and others don’t. We can make the mistake when buying a horse in thinking that how the horse acts under saddle and in the arena is an indicator of his personality. If you’re going to form a long-lasting riding and companion bond with a horse you need to get along with it in all… Continue reading this POST
For Future Horse Owners – and a reminder for the rest of us
Some basic advice for future horse owners and a reminder to those of us who do own horses about the inherent dangers and the mental and physical needs of the horse. A great link to an interesting blog – Fugly Horse of The Day. Continue reading this POST
Horse Happiness
A very talented trainer once said to me “When I go to get my horse, I want him to think ‘Alright! Here he comes again!!’ and not ‘Oh crap, it’s him again’.” I took this to heart and have spent many years pondering what makes a horse happy and how my horse might come to have the former verses the later thought in his head.
A horse isn’t a… Continue reading this POST