My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
What an honor to receive an award from a blogger who writes as well as Tamara of In the Night Farm, otherwise known as the author of Barb Wire. Anyone who isn’t a regular visitor to her blog should be; while I will never be an endurance rider (although my TB certainly has the endurance […]
Read MoreYouTube offers such a wealth of videos. I came across two animations that I wanted to share:
Read MoreOne of the fun parts of getting a thoroughbred off the track is that sometimes they have quite famous lineage, but just got the slow genes rather than the fast. It’s a thrill to ride a horse who’s father raced as a favorite in the 1991 Kentucky Derby (he came in 5th) and won some […]
Read MoreThere was a post this morning on the Chronicle of the Horse Forums about a school horse that died after his nylon halter was caught on a hook in his stall. Unfortunately, I’ve known more than one horse that died due because they were turned out in a nylon halter. Nylon halters are inexpensive and […]
Read MorePetfinder is sponsoring a contest — the Animal Shelter Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge — in which you can help your favorite eligible animal rescue organizations win funds to help animals. You can cast one vote every day until midnight on December 14th! Not exactly horse related, but a very good cause all the same. […]
Read MoreBack in September, Stacey at Behind the Bit posed the question, “Co-op barns: why aren’t there more of them?” I’ve been thinking about a response ever since. I’ve been at a co-op barn for the past eight years. For the most part, it’s been an incredibly good experience. Before moving there, I drove 25 minutes […]
Read MoreThe Year Horses Saved Christmas December 2, 2008 by Neil Clarkson This excerpt is from a story published in http://www.horsetalk.co.nz. Comet was a wise old horse much admired by his paddock mates. He had shouldered the responsibility of running the herd for a good 20 years now – a firm but fair leader. But everyone […]
Read MoreWe had hail over the weekend in New England, leaving a white icy dust across the landscape. I love this Budweiser commercial because I’ve always imagined my horses playing in the snow, even if they aren’t capable of actually having a snowball fight!
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