Managing a Horse or Pony Prone to Laminitis
Despite the fact that research has improved our understanding of the causes of laminitis, it doesn’t seem to have resulted in a reduction in the number of cases. Why is this? Well it may...
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A Weekend of Sadness – The Loss of Our Beloved Thor
Sometimes life just surprises you. Sometimes it is good – and sometimes, well you just wish you could go back to bed. Three years ago we purchased this awesome belgian draft horse for our...
How I Define Weather
This is how I define weather: HHOOOTTTT – 95 degrees plus – far too hot to clean stalls, far too hot to ride a horse, far too hot for the horses. Change the water...
The Cost (Benefit) of Owning Horses -Priceless
Why do you pay so much money for your kids horses? I get that question all the time. In fact, occasionally people who have no business having an opinion will even get angry at...
Adding A Little Zen To My Workspace
Everyone who knows me, knows I love horses. I have a very demanding job by day and everyone tries to add something to their workspace that offers a little bit of peace and...
Let’s Talk About Barn Fire Safety
Sad to say but lately there have been some barn fires in our area. In one – all the horses in that barn perished from smoke inhalation and in the other – the barn...
Safe Trail Riding On The Roads
One of our absolute favorite things to do with our horses is trail ride. We have two thoroughbreds and two draft horses. They all have special characteristics that we know we need to watch...
DIY Equine (Horse) Insulated Water Buckets
This post contains affiliate links This is our 2nd winter with horses – last winter was pretty mild and there were a few days where I needed to deal with frozen water buckets in...
Equestrian Ribbon Display Solutions
This post contains affiliate links After a year and a half of shows – I really needed to come up with a storage solution for my kids ribbons. My daughter has wallpaper on her...
Winter Equine Terrarium – Dollar Tree Style
Last night I was searching for terrariums and I came across equine terrariums – and fell in love. I immediately knew I totally wanted to make one of these – now that I have...
