Welcome to the August Carnival of Horses! It’s been  fun to host because all of these great bloggers have sent me links to their articles. I hope you enjoy discovering these new blogs as much as I have. The next Carnival of the Horses, held September 1, 2009, will be held at Akal Ranch. Send in your entries now!

• GP presents Save your Gas, Ride a Horse « Musings from Montana posted at Manely Montana.
• Lara DeHaven presents Horsemanship Camp, Part One posted at Welcome to the Ranch!.
• Nancy Miller presents Top 100 Websites for Pet Ownership Advice posted at Veterinary Technician Schools Online.
• Dennis Carroll presents Do We Treat People Like An Unbreakable Horse? posted at Big Sky Vistas.
• Lara DeHaven presents Horsemanship Summer Camp posted at Cross Creek Horsemanship.
• GP presents Runnin’ Free « Musings from Montana posted at Manely Montana.
• Michelle DiPiazza presents Creating Champions – Establishing Goals posted at From The Horse’s Back.

But I can’t resist adding a few recent posts from people who didn’t submit articles but which I’ve really enjoyed reading.

• I LOVE this photo from Sarah K. Andrew, posted at Rock and Racehorses: the Blog.
• This post resonates with me because I worked on it today in my lesson: Do you demand your horse’s complete attention? posted at Enlightened Horsemanship Through Touch.
• This post hit right at the time when I was evaluating my own fitness in regards to my riding: Straight sailing thoughts on fitness posted at The Barb Wire.
• This post, Out in the Attar, posted at Global Horse Culture, provided a window into another way of life.
• A mule and her farrier keep close company, posted at Fran Jurga’s Hoof Blog is another great photo.
• Calling for Creative dismount stories, at The Literary Horse, is a wonderful post on a subject that I was planning to write about — so it must be a good one!